De Stael, Nicolas
NICOLAS DE STAEL Jazz Players also known as the Musicians, 1958
$45.00
Sku: CB6174
Artist: Nicolas De Stael
Title: Jazz Players also known as the Musicians
Year: 1958
Signed: No
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Paper Size: 11.5 x 9.5 inches ( 29 x 24 cm )
Image Size: 10.75 x 7.5 inches ( 27 x 19 cm )
Edition Size: Unknown
Framed: No: Inquire with our experts for framing suggestions.
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: This striking image — Jazz Players — captures the dynamic, rhythmic energy of jazz through de Staël’s mature abstracted figuration. The composition reduces musicians and their instruments to simplified, nearly geometric forms, using bold, minimal color fields that evoke mood more than literal realism. The arrangement of shapes and brush-like strokes conveys a sense of movement, improvisation, and musical intensity — suggesting saxophones, trumpets or other wind instruments in performance. The restrained palette and spatial ambiguity distill the fervor of a jazz concert into a powerful visual statement: music not depicted, but felt. As an offset lithograph produced in the 1950s, this edition preserves the raw, analog quality of mid-century printing — tonal depth, paper texture, and a direct connection to the era’s production standards. For collectors and admirers of post-war European abstraction, this poster offers a compelling bridge between de Staël’s painterly legacy and the cultural ferment of the jazz-inspired 1950s. Displayed framed or unframed, Jazz Players adds a resonant note of abstraction, history, and musical energy to any collection — ideal for interiors inspired by mid-century modernism, post-war European art, or the aesthetic of jazz and improvisation.
Artist: Nicolas De Stael
Title: Jazz Players also known as the Musicians
Year: 1958
Signed: No
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Paper Size: 11.5 x 9.5 inches ( 29 x 24 cm )
Image Size: 10.75 x 7.5 inches ( 27 x 19 cm )
Edition Size: Unknown
Framed: No: Inquire with our experts for framing suggestions.
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: This striking image — Jazz Players — captures the dynamic, rhythmic energy of jazz through de Staël’s mature abstracted figuration. The composition reduces musicians and their instruments to simplified, nearly geometric forms, using bold, minimal color fields that evoke mood more than literal realism. The arrangement of shapes and brush-like strokes conveys a sense of movement, improvisation, and musical intensity — suggesting saxophones, trumpets or other wind instruments in performance. The restrained palette and spatial ambiguity distill the fervor of a jazz concert into a powerful visual statement: music not depicted, but felt. As an offset lithograph produced in the 1950s, this edition preserves the raw, analog quality of mid-century printing — tonal depth, paper texture, and a direct connection to the era’s production standards. For collectors and admirers of post-war European abstraction, this poster offers a compelling bridge between de Staël’s painterly legacy and the cultural ferment of the jazz-inspired 1950s. Displayed framed or unframed, Jazz Players adds a resonant note of abstraction, history, and musical energy to any collection — ideal for interiors inspired by mid-century modernism, post-war European art, or the aesthetic of jazz and improvisation.