A Framed Etching Woman and Horse by Philippe Mohlitz (1941-2019)

Philippe Mohlitz, French (1941-2019)

This image depicts a half-nude woman reclining with a horse nearby, often characteristic of surrealist themes found in European art which can symbolize complex emotions, mythology, or the relationship between humans and nature. Mohlitz is known for his surrealist and fantastically detailed engraved etchings. 

Mohlitz was an engraver, sculptor, silversmith, and draughtsman born in France in 1941. He trained in draughtsmanship at the National Geographic Institute and, after an exhibition in Rueil-Malmaison in 1964, he was encouraged to train in engraving. Mohlitz was primarily self-taught and took stylistic inspiration from Albrecht Durer and Rembrandt, while his fantastic and surrealistic subject matter often took inspiration from M.C. Escher, Hieronymous Bosch, and others.

By the late 1960s he was exhibiting regularly and had become a frequent participant with the Society of French Painters-Engravers, and in 1970 he was commissioned to illustrate Ville Volante by French Surrealist author Marcel Bealu, the first of many literary collaborations. In 1971 he was awarded the Florence Gould Foundation Prize and was accepted into the French art school La Casa de Valesquez in Madrid, Spain. He continued to live and work in Bordeaux and exhibited internationally, including Japan, the United States, Switzerland, Norway, and more. 

Overall Size: 20" x 19"

Condition: Great condition. Not inspected outside of frame.