Atelier Clot, Bramsen et Georges (Lithography)

Atelier Clot, Bramsen et Georges was one of the oldest and most important lithographic workshops in Paris, founded in 1896 by Auguste Clot. From its inception, the atelier became a center for artistic lithography, attracting major figures of modern art, including Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Odilon Redon, Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard, Paul Signac, Edvard Munch, and Auguste Rodin. Its pioneering work in color lithography, developed in close collaboration with the Nabis and the dealer Ambroise Vollard, established the atelier as a leading site for print production.

In the late 1950s, the Danish lithographer Peter Bramsen joined the workshop and became a partner in 1963. In 1965, the atelier was restructured as Clot, Bramsen et Georges, with Bramsen assuming artistic and professional leadership. In 1968, the workshop relocated to the Marais district at 19 Rue Vieille du Temple, where it became an important gathering place for international artists working in lithography.
Artists associated with the atelier in this period included Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, Bram van Velde, Maurice Wyckaert, Pol Bury, Roland Topor, Arman, Antonio Saura, Bjørn Nørgaard, Jan Voss, Francisco Toledo, Henri Michaux, Pierre Soulages, Alexander Calder, and Wifredo Lam, among others, who worked extensively with stone lithography.