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ROBERT COMBAS | Il suffit de passer le pont
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description
- Robert Combas
- Il suffit de passer le pont
- signed and dated 92
- 211 x 257 cm; 83 11/16 x 101 3/16 in.
acrylic on canvas Executed in 1992.This work is registered in the Robert Combas Archives under number 3307.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the current owners
Exhibited
Sète, La mauvaise réputation, Peintures de Robert Combas autour de Georges Brassens, 1992; catalogue, illustrated
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the printed catalogue illustration. The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined. The edges of the unevenly cut canvas are covered by tape. Artist pinholes are located along the edges. Under Ultra Violet Light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. This work is in very good 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."
Catalogue Note
We met Robert Combas at Ben’s during the summer 1981. He was 22 or 23, had just come out of the fine arts school of Montpellier, and his paintings, the way he talked about them, seemed like something new. It brought a freshness that had disappeared, a good mood we were no longer used to. In September, he came with his works: he had made astonishing paintings on all sorts of fabrics, bed sheets, dishtowels and table clothes. We bought everything.
Some might say that Robert Combas is doing late “clean Bad Painting” without recognizing his efforts to create a painting that does not disavow its “primitive instincts”, and his choice of a clumsy and rough rendering. Others will object it is an uneducated painting inspired by a barbarian culture: comics, rock music, Palace, advertisement, medias… However Robert Combas invented a new avant-garde: Free Figuration.
Some might say that Robert Combas is doing late “clean Bad Painting” without recognizing his efforts to create a painting that does not disavow its “primitive instincts”, and his choice of a clumsy and rough rendering. Others will object it is an uneducated painting inspired by a barbarian culture: comics, rock music, Palace, advertisement, medias… However Robert Combas invented a new avant-garde: Free Figuration.