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‘Sinatra’ – Limited Edition Lithograph
Limited Edition of 50
Dimensions: 70cm x 83cm
Each lithograph is signed, editioned and comes with a certificate of authenticity. The price includes complimentary DHL shipping worldwide exclusive of import taxes and duties.
Christian Develter Limited Edition Lithographs are distributed worldwide through Curate on behalf of the artist as his agent.
Christian Develter and his ‘Cigar Series’ inspiration
Internationally renowned artist Christian Develter uses oils as an instrument to portray his rich experiences of people and cultures around the world. As a highly versatile artist whose work pushes boundaries, he believes that despite cultural differences and starkly different socio-realities, there is an impact that can be appreciated by everyone. These moments are the trigger of his inspiration.
Christian captures the sense of beauty, individual strength and spirit of his protagonists through careful consideration of line, lighting and geometry. His perspicacious awareness of the power of colour uniquely reveals beneath the surface of each character. At the heart of these works is a search not just for physical beauty but also for the strength of the spirit that embraces and motivates each one of us when looking to icons and celebrities with impact.
Christian’s iconic works are symbolic of the joy that emanates from them, including that of his world acclaimed ‘Cigar’ Series’ comprising of both Original Oil on Canvas Paintings sized at 1m x 1.2m to 1.5m x 1.7m and his Limited Edition Archival Lithographs. This renowned body of work are housed in some of the most prestigious Cigar Clubs and Lounges around the world, including that of the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok and the Raffles Hotel Phnom Penh. It is this Cigar Series which renowned cigar brand SIGLO has collaborated with Christian on to create their best-selling limited edition humidor collection. These unique handcrafted masterpieces are made from Spanish cedar wood finished with up to 15 layers of lacquer.
The uniqueness of Christian’s work lies in his radical choice of strong colours and mixture of oils and acrylics, often combined with bold shapes. His works are deeply powerful and compelling in the way they capture light and space, translating the artist’s desire to create large iconic works.
What is admirable beyond the choice of Christian’s subjects, is precisely that stubbornness, which characterizes him, to be adamant in that hyper-finished, almost exaggerated style, specific to the make-up of dramatic stage and, of cinema as we know it between the nineteen thirties and the Nouvelle Vague. The recurrent light-hearted feeling, the absence of anguish, which can, arguably, reduce Develter to a “pop” or “glamorous”, which others may refer to as a “fashion” painter. Yet beyond the choice of his subjects, is his calculated, almost mathematical use of colour, which brings an intense vibration and sensuality to his work which is at once festive.
