Nautile II

 

Isabelle Proust

  1963 - PRESENT (biography)

2016  

drypoint and color monotype 

10 7/8 x 8 7/16" platemark 

pencil signed with the artist's cypher in lower right 

unnumbered but a unique printing 

titled Nautile II in lower margin; inscribed in pencil along lower sheet edge: "Nautilus" II, 2016, drypoint monoprint by Isabelle Proust 

 

very fine, white wove Japanese 

published 

artist 

ISPR115 

SOLD

In Proust’s body of work there is often a thread of spiritual exploration, in which the viewer can observe an intimate narration of the self: here, a female form emerges from a nautilus shell as if unwinding from the confines of mathematical sequence, becoming free. Surrounding this experience are Proust’s oft-referenced dashes of color, offering suggestions of upward movement.

French-born Isabelle Proust was trained as a photographer and developed an interest in European frescos, which inspired her imagery in other media.

"Nautile II" merges two media to create her unique color prints. Starting with an intaglio process, drypoint, she sketches a repeatable image on the matrix. When printing the impression she hand paints the surface uniquely as a monoprint. This style complements her subject matter, which often references dreams and ancient histories to create layered, delicate imagery.