Lot 16
  • 16

JEAN FAUTRIER | Les raisins

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jean Fautrier
  • Les raisins
  • signed
  • oil on canvas
  • 27 x 35,5 cm; 10 5/8 x 14 in.
Executed circa 1929.

Provenance

Collection Paul Guillaume, Paris
Marcel Arland, Paris
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Palma Bucarelli, Jean Fautrier, pittura e materia, 1960, p. 303, no. 92, illustré

Condition

The colours in the printed catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined. Under very close inspection, very superficial cracks, foxing and fly spots are visible. All irregularities along the edges are inherent to the artist's technique. Under UV light inspection, no traces of restoration are visible.This work is in good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné for Jean Fautrier, currently in preparation by Marie-José Lefort.