Lot 42: Hector Saunier (Argentinian, b. 1936), "Carrera," etching/mezzotint on paper

Hector Saunier (Argentinian, b. 1936), "Carrera," etching/mezzotint on paper depicting a bicycle race, signed and dated 1977 lower right, titled lower center, and numbered lower left (35/125), print collectors group label and certificate attached to the verso, measures 17.25 x 18.75 iches to the plate mark, 25 x 27 inches framed. CONDITION: Good. Hector Saunier, painter and printmaker, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and after completion of his architectural studies, Saunier departed Argentina for Europe in 1961. He worked for a time in England creating jewelry and metal accessories for the theatre; however, by 1966, he was living in Paris and working at Stanley William Hayter's experimental workshop Atelier 17. Atelier 17 had been the powerhouse of creative intaglio printmaking of the twentieth century since its establishment in the late 1920s. Saunier learnt his craft primarily from Hayter, who rapidly recognised his talents. He became an assistant at the Atelier, and worked closely with Hayter for the next twenty years. In 1978 he became Associate Director of the Atelier, taking charge of it during Hayter’s absences. On Hayter’s death in 1988, Saunier became co-Director of the Atelier, now renamed Atelier Contrepoint, which still flourishes at 10 rue Didot in Paris.

Etching, Mezzotint

Good

Private Collection, West Virginia