François Morellet

Acquired directly from the artist by Renilde Hammacher-van den Brande for the Peter Stuyvesant Collection in 1979

Hasselt, Provinciaal Museum, A Choice within a Choice, 1981-1982
The Hague, Bijenkorf, Kunst over de drempel, 1985
Zevenaar, Turmac, Kunstwerk, Elf bedrijven te Gast bij de Jubilerende Peter Stuyvesant Stichting, 1985, p. 22, illustrated
Paris, Institut Néerlandais, l'Art dans l'Usine, 38 artistes de la Collection Peter Stuyvesant, 1986, pp. 42-43, illustrated in colour
Arsac en Médoc, Château d'Arsac (& travelling), Aventure dans l'Art, Collection Peter Stuyvesant, 1989
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Art Works: International Modern Art in the Industrial Working Environment, an Experiment over more than Thirty Years: Peter Stuyvesant Foundation, 1991-1992, p. 125, illustrated in colour
Barcelona, Fondación Miró; Zaragoza, Palacio de la Lonja; Valencia, Museo de la Ciudad, El Arte Funciona, 1992
Sevilla, World EXPO '92, Art in the Factory, 1992, no. 50, illustrated in colour
Paris, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, l'Art Actif, 1992

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is creamier and less white in the original work. The top 2cm of the work has been cropped in the catalogue image. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The canvas is slack overall with light canvas draw in all four corners. There are faint rub marks in several places: one running sporadically parallel to the upper section of the right edge; one along the left section of the bottom edge; one 15cm above this; and one parallel to the centre of the left edge. Upon very close inspection there is a small area of brown media splashes towards the lower left corner and scattered minute surface irregularities and fly spots in places. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals specks of retouches scattered throughout in the blacks and whites.
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This work is recorded under the François Morellet Archive Number 72028