Original coloured etching 'Abstract shapes' by Henri Goetz 1909-1989. Signed and numbered 24/46

Henri Goetz was born in 1909 in New York, his family of French and American origin. He studied at Harvard University and the Grand Central Art School before moving to Paris in 1930 where he continued his studies at the Académies Julian and Ozenfant in Montparnasse. After a brief return to the US in the early 1930’s he settled permanently in France, taking a Parisian studio next to Victor Brauner. With Brauner Goetz became involved with the Surrealist group and was soon a highly accomplished exponent. He became highly celebrated holding over a hundred one man shows in France and abroad. There have also been regular retrospectives including “Cinquante Ans de Creation”, Galerie L’Obsidienne, Paris, 1985; “Goetz”, Galerie Hanin Nocera, Paris, 1990. His work can now be found in numerous museums and institutions throughout the world including the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, which holds a considerable collection; as does the Musée Goetz-Boumeester, Villefranche-sur-Mer. Examples of his work can be seen on many web sites.