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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 EUR
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Personnage des "légendes"
- signé des initiales et daté 62
- gouache, aquarelle et encre sur papier
- 66 x 33 cm ; 26 x 13 in
- Exécuté le 22 mars 1962.
Provenance
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (cadeau de l'artiste en 1968, en hommage à Mr. et Mme. Ralph F. Colin)
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Daniel Cordier, Dubuffet: Paris Circus, 7 juin - 31 juillet 1962; catalogue, no. 40a, n.p.
Nancy, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Jean Dubuffet, janvier - février 1963; catalogue, no. 54, n.p.
Zagreb, Galerija Grada Zagreba, Jean Dubuffet, 3 - 30 juillet 1964
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Jean Dubuffet: tekeningen, gouaches, 26 novembre 1964 - 11 janvier 1965; catalogue, no. 165, n.p.
Londres, Institute of Contemporary Arts; Edimbourg, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester; Leeds, City Art Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: drawings, 25 mars - 30 juillet 1966; catalogue, no. 65, n.p.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Jean Dubuffet at The Museum of Modern Art, octobre 1968
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Drawings: Recent acquisitions, 18 février - 30 mars 1969
San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, Jean Dubuffet at The Museum of Modern Art, 27 août 1969 - 12 octobre 1969
Montréal, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dubuffet dans les collections du Musée d'Art Moderne de New York, 18 décembre 1969 - 31 janvier 1970
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Otterlo, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller; Paris, Grand Palais; Düsseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, Dubuffet: persons and places, 9 novembre 1972 - 14 juillet 1974; catalogue, no. 45, n.p.
Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Jean Dubuffet, 28 septembre - 20 décembre 1973; catalogue, no. 301, n.p.
Berlin, Akademie der Künste; Vienne, Museum Moderner Kunst, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts; Cologne, Joseph-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Dubuffet: Retrospektive, 7 septembre 1980 - 29 mars 1981; catalogue, no. 230, n.p.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Dubuffet: Works on Paper, 13 septembre 1986 - 13 janvier 1987
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Jean Dubuffet, 30 juin - 26 août 2001
Nancy, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Jean Dubuffet, janvier - février 1963; catalogue, no. 54, n.p.
Zagreb, Galerija Grada Zagreba, Jean Dubuffet, 3 - 30 juillet 1964
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Jean Dubuffet: tekeningen, gouaches, 26 novembre 1964 - 11 janvier 1965; catalogue, no. 165, n.p.
Londres, Institute of Contemporary Arts; Edimbourg, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester; Leeds, City Art Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: drawings, 25 mars - 30 juillet 1966; catalogue, no. 65, n.p.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Jean Dubuffet at The Museum of Modern Art, octobre 1968
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Drawings: Recent acquisitions, 18 février - 30 mars 1969
San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, Jean Dubuffet at The Museum of Modern Art, 27 août 1969 - 12 octobre 1969
Montréal, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dubuffet dans les collections du Musée d'Art Moderne de New York, 18 décembre 1969 - 31 janvier 1970
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Otterlo, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller; Paris, Grand Palais; Düsseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, Dubuffet: persons and places, 9 novembre 1972 - 14 juillet 1974; catalogue, no. 45, n.p.
Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Jean Dubuffet, 28 septembre - 20 décembre 1973; catalogue, no. 301, n.p.
Berlin, Akademie der Künste; Vienne, Museum Moderner Kunst, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts; Cologne, Joseph-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Dubuffet: Retrospektive, 7 septembre 1980 - 29 mars 1981; catalogue, no. 230, n.p.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Dubuffet: Works on Paper, 13 septembre 1986 - 13 janvier 1987
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Jean Dubuffet, 30 juin - 26 août 2001
Literature
Max Loreau, Catalogues des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XIX, Paris Circus, Paris, 1965, no. 348 p. 162, illustré
Michel Thévoz, Jean Dubuffet, dans Gazette de Lausanne, 10 août 1968, n.p., illustré
Max Loreau, Jean Dubuffet: délits, déportements, lieux de haut jeu, Paris, 1971, p. 409, illustré
Michel Thévoz, Jean Dubuffet, dans Gazette de Lausanne, 10 août 1968, n.p., illustré
Max Loreau, Jean Dubuffet: délits, déportements, lieux de haut jeu, Paris, 1971, p. 409, illustré
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is deeper and less contrasted in the original work.
Aside from a pinhole visible in each of the four corners, this work is in excellent condition.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."