BERNARD VILLEMOT (1911-1989) EMPRUNT ACIER. 1964. 311/2x223/4 inches. R.L. Duphy, Paris. Condition A. To raise money via a loan issue (bonds) for the French State Steel Industry, Villemot employs his synthetic, colorful, painting-like style to depict the heart of a steel mill. In a vertically composed image, Villemot simply evokes the flow of molten iron, with a big splash of yellow, orange and red. Bazin, p. 142 no. 181.
