The Metro Station in Paris

The Metro Station in Paris   is an original contemporary artwork realized by Sergio Birga (Florence, 1940) in 1994 . 

Original B/W xylograph on ivory paper. Passepartout included (35 x 50 xm). 

Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on the lower right corner: Birga . An original dedication is realized in pencil on the lower margin by the artist. Numbered on the lower left corner: 18/70 . Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corner: SB 94 . 

Edition 18 of 70 prints.

Excellent conditions. 

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Beautiful contrasting xylograph depicting an urban scene in Paris; in the foreground there are some people walking and, on the left corner, a running train with small windows.

This work has been realized by the Italian artist Sergio Birga (Florence, 1940). His first works are influenced by the German Expressionism. He moved to Germany to meet the protagonists of the movement: Heckel, Meidner, Kokoschka, Otto Dix and Conrad Felixmüller who gave him their advices and made an exchange of portraits with him. In 1965, h e moved to Paris where he studied engraving at the Beaux-Arts in Lucien Coutaud's studio.    From 1969 to 1975, he was a member of the Salon de la Jeune Peinture committee.  In 1977, he participated in the exhibition “Mythologies Quotidiennes 2”.  In the 1980s, he tackled new themes, linked to the Italian heritage of the classical painting, with references to gardens, statues, mythological figures