Lot 120
  • 120

Jacques Villeglé

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jacques Villeglé
  • Le Nouveau demours
  • signé et daté 59; titré, inscrit et daté février 1959 au dos
  • affiches lacérées sur toile
  • 116 x 85 cm; 45 5/8 x 33 7/16 in.
  • Exécuté en février 1959.

Provenance

Collection particulière, Europe

Exhibited

Paris, Atelier François Dufrêne, Lacéré Anonyme, 1959
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1960, Les Nouveaux Réalistes, 1986; catalogue, no. 99, p. 209, illustré en couleurs
Padoue, Centro Culturale Altinate, San Gaetano, Lettere e Frammenti, 2012; catalogue, p. 55, illustré en couleurs

Literature

Catalogue thématique des affiches lacérées de Villeglé, Vol. III, Paris, 1990, no. LE 60, p. 54, illustré en couleurs
Fabrice Maze, Terra Luna Film, Jacques Villeglé, 1999
Jacques Villeglé, Dallo strappo al segno, Brescia, 2012, p. 47, illustré en couleurs

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is slightly more contrasted in the original work. The tears and rips on the surface are inherent to the technique. This work is in very good condition.
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