Lot 125
  • 125

Jean Messagier

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jean Messagier
  • Paragraphe pour un mois de mars
  • signé, daté et titré au dos




  • huile sur toile
  • 72 x 120 cm; 28 3/8 x 47 1/4 in.
  • Exécuté en mars 1961.

Provenance

Galerie Jacques Benador, Genève
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel

Exhibited

Genève, Galerie Jacques Benador, Messagier, 1961; catalogue

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is lighter and redless in the original. The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined. Under UV light, no trave of retouching fluoresces. The work is in excellent condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed; signed, dated and titled on the back; oil on canvas. Executed in March 1961.