L'Oiseau Cobra (Cobra Bird)

Corneille aka Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo  (Belgium, 1922 - France, 2010) “L’Oiseau Cobra” (Cobra Bird) aka “Oiseau né du Paysage” (Bird Born of the Landscape) (1999)  Limited-edition color lithograph, hand signed, dated ’99, and designated E/A (‘épreuve d'artiste’ – Artist Proof) (in addition to the regular edition of 200).  The full-page artwork on Rives/BFK paper with no margin measures 22 x 27 inches.  It has been mounted and is surrounded by gold metallic matting and placed in a black wood frame measuring 27.25 x 39.25 inches.  Birds are a frequent subject of Corneille’s work.

Corneille was one of the founders of the CoBrA movement in 1949-1950.  He used strong color contrasts and compact shapes in his images created in various media, including paintings, gouaches, drawings, prints, ceramics, and decorative objects depicting tropical landscapes and gardens with plants, animals, birds, and women.