Eduardo PAOLOZZI Four German Songs  (1975)

Four German Songs is one of nine original screenprints from the series Calcium Light Night (1974-76) on J Green mould-made waterleaf paper, with light embossing. Printed by Chris Betambeau at Advanced Graphics, London and published by Propylaen Verlag, Berlin. Signed Eduardo Paolozzi in pencil lower right and dated 1975 and numbered from the limited edition of 200 (there were also 25 Artist's Proofs). Referenced in Miles, The Complete Prints of Eduardo Paolozzi, 183.

In good condition with full margins and strong colours, some paper discolouration towards the far sheet deckled edges. A super eye-catching, large and immediately recognisable Paolozzi print from this popular series.

Four German Songs in the Tate Gallery Collection

Calcium Light Night is a series of nine screenprints made by the artist while he was living in Berlin. They take as inspiration the work of American composer Charles Ives (1874–1954). The title of each print is the title of a song by Ives and the images are a visual representation of the music. The composer, like the artist, was a magpie–like collector of styles and imagery, weaving brass band music, folk songs, spirituals, and hymns, into his own experiments with musical composition.