Lot 56
  • 56

Antoine Malliarakis Mayo

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Antoine Malliarakis Mayo
  • Illusioniste B (Illusionist B)
  • signed Mayo; signed, titled and dated 1965 on the reverse 
  • oil on canvas
  • 46 by 37.7cm.; 18 1/8 by 14 7/8 in.

Provenance

France Benoit Malliarakis, Paris
Galerie Alain Blondel, Paris
Barry Friedman Gallery, New York City (acquired directly from the above in 2003)
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2016 

Literature

Evelyne Yeatman-Eiffel, Mayo, Venice 2012, p. 249, illustrated in black and white

Condition

Condition: This work is in overall very condition. Some very minute scattered hairline craquelure across the green area, in line with the age of the painting. Some sign of minor repainting to the edges of the painting and to a 4cm area on the lower central axis of the painting under the UV light. Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are accurate.
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