• essencerelle on paper, 1944
• signed and dated 19-7-44 lower right recto
• titled lower left recto
• paper size 20½" x 14¾" (52 x 37.5 cm.)
• Exhibited:   Lucien Coutaud: Vente du Centenaire, Millon & Associes, Paris, 2004, no. 103 (illustrated in color)

The technique of Essencerelles, devised by Coutaud in 1944-1947 during his "Période Métaphysique", is a medium in which pigment is mixed with a solvent such as turpentine (as opposed to the more traditional combination with water) yielding a rich, deep color unlike that of water based paints.