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Exhibition devoted to a selection of artists working with paper at Karsten Greve Gallery

PARIS.- The Karsten Greve Gallery presents the third edition of on paper, a collective exhibition devoted to a selection of artists working with paper. The exhibition brings together twelve artists who each use paper in different ways. The abstract works of Louis Soutter (1871 – 1942), evoking human silhouettes and referred to as finger drawings, were produced during the last five years of his life. The personal and direct approach of the artist using finger painting and drawing – which was quite unique for the 20th century – produce a remarkable and expressive effect that combines seriousness and tragedy in an essentially Christian context. Louise Bourgeois (1911 – 2010) also developed her drawing practice considerably in her later works. The themes of the feminine figure and the body that she has used for several decades in different genres have assumed an almost obsessive character these past years. In