Limited to an edition on 85 Carborundum prints. James Coignard [French, 1925-2008] lived and worked near Nice at Beaulieu-sur-Mer. He was an early experimenter of the carborundum print, and achieved critical acclaim for creating prints that possessed all of the texture of a painting with heavy impasto. Their painting-like appearance, marked by the deep, heavy texture of a bas relief was owed, in part, to his hand-made papers, which were often about ¼-inch thick. From the initial paper-making to the final printmaking sessions, the entire process often demanded six months to complete a small edition of prints. Coignard worked in vibrant primary colors — dramatic swashes of blue, red, yellow, green and black — which are the signature accents of his abstract compositions.