Carlos Cruz-Diez 1923-2019
Image: 59.5 x 59.5 cm; 23 3/8 x 23 3/8 in
Framed: 89 x 88 x 6.5 cm; 35 x 34 5/8 x 2 1/2 in
'Composition ‘4 D’. Couleur Additive' is a rare and highly desirable early work by Carlos Cruz-Diez, produced during the pivotal period of his collaboration with the legendary Paris gallerist Denise René. Published by Denise René and printed at Atelier Marquet, the work belongs to one of the artist’s most celebrated series, through which he transformed colour into a dynamic and autonomous phenomenon.
Through precisely calibrated bands of colour, Cruz-Diez generates shifting optical effects that create the sensation of new hues emerging before the viewer’s eyes, making perception itself the subject of the work. Executed at a moment when the artist was gaining international recognition, this print embodies the radical innovation that established him as a leading figure of post-war kinetic and optical art.