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Antoine Malliarakis Mayo
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5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Antoine Malliarakis Mayo
- Untitled
- signed and dated Mayo 1948 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 35 by 41cm.; 13 5/8 by 16 1/8 in.
Provenance
Ascar-Nahas Collection, Cairo
Private Collection, Cairo
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2011
Private Collection, Cairo
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2011
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Dina Verny, Mayo, 1948
Condition
Condition:
This work is in very good condition, the canvas is slightly slack. Some microscopic craquelure on the lower right section of the painting. No signs of restoration under the UV light. The varnish is faded in some areas and quite shinny in others.
Colour:
The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, with the overall tonality tending more towards a darker brown and ocher in the original work.
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"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."
Catalogue Note
This work was dedicated to a very close friend of the artist, Joseph Ascar-Nahas (1900-1970) was an Egyptian writer and poet. The work is inscribed on the reverse; « à mon vieil ami a nahas / pense à moi au Caire ! ». The exhibition was a key moment in Mayo's artistic life in Paris. Renowned writers and poets such as Albert Camus and Jean-Louis Barrault contributed to the exhibition. The exhibition catalogue featured a preface by Jean - Louis Barrault:
"Mayo stopped in an unknown world, because it’s visible, in full light, everyday, every night and every moment. A world can be, for this same reason, hidden and secret-like: a mouth and some fingers. He is a voluptuous man. It seems that his sensorial memory picks the instant of ultimate caresse, when two beings force themselves to immobility to 'seize' the moment. The mouth is close to the ear but we don’t say anything else. We ARE. We take shape. Times stops. We fit the present in minutes of eternity."
Jean –Louis Barrault in Mayo, Galerie Dina Verny, 1948
« Peace would be to love silently. But we have to talk… Love then becomes hell. »
Albert Camus in Mayo, Galerie Dina Verny, 1948