Le peintre Jean Bazaine en France

Painter Jean Bazaine in France
Peintures, mosaïques, tapisseries, vitraux, dessins, fresques murales... L'artiste avant-gardiste français Jean Bazaine (1904-2001), figure de la nouvelle École de Paris, a multiplié les supports pour faire vivre son style caractéristique non figuratif.
La poste française a choisi de rendre hommage à cet artiste majeur du 20ème siècle en reproduisant un tableau haut en couleur intitulé "Plongée" (1984), faisant partie des collections du centre Pompidou à Paris, sur un timbre (0,87€) émis en vente générale le 21 mars 2011.
Ce thème de l'eau et de la lumière fascinait en effet Jean Bazaine.
Paintings, mosaics, tapestries, stained glass, drawings, murals... French avant-garde artist Jean Bazaine (1904-2001), a figure of the modern School of Paris ("École de Paris"), has used many support to sustain his characteristic non-figurative style.
The French Post has chosen to pay tribute to this major artist of the 20th century by reproducing a colorful painting entitled "Plongée" (1984), part of the collections of the Pompidou Center in Paris, on a stamp (€ 0.87) issued in general sale on March 21, 2011.
This theme of water and light has indeed fascinated Jean Bazaine and his works.
J'ai eu la grande chance de recevoir le souvenir "1er jour" du 18 mars 2011 ci-dessus, avec un timbre à date émis à Paris (carré d'encre) reproduisant la signature de l'artiste. Merci beaucoup Roland :-)
A noter que c'est la version autocollante de ce timbre qui figure sur cette lettre, la poste française ayant émis ce timbre à la fois en version gommée (2000000 d'exemplaires) et en version autocollante (148920 exemplaires), ce qui est de plus en plus souvent le cas...
Il semble que la poste française ne se contente donc plus de proposer des versions autocollantes de ces timbres uniquement par le biais de son site internet consacré aux entreprises mais les propose désormais au grand public (uniquement lors de ces préventes ou également dans les bureaux de poste ?).
I was very lucky to receive the "First Day" souvenir of March 18, 2011 above, with a postmark issued in Paris (at the "Carré d'Encre" as usually) featuring the artist's signature. Thank you very much Roland :-)
To note that it's the self-adhesive version of this stamp that appears on this cover, the French Post having issued this stamp both in gummed (2,000,000 copies) and self-adhesive (148,920 copies) versions, which is more and more often the case...
The self-adhesive versions of some of the French stamps were until now issued mainly for companies (through a dedicated website) but it seems that they are now offered to the public (only during these preview sales or also available in the post offices ?).