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Jean Fautrier
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description
- Jean Fautrier
- Tête striée (Otage)
- signé, numéroté et porte le cachet de fondeur GI.BI. ESSE, Vérone
- bronze
- 17,5 x 10 x 14 cm; 6 7/8 x 4 x 5 1/2 in.
- Exécutée en 1940, cette oeuvre est le no. 1 d'une édition à 9 exemplaires.
Provenance
Galerie Bonnier, Genève
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel en 1972
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel en 1972
Exhibited
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Jean Fautrier, 2004-2005, illustré no. 102, pp. 171 et 211
Literature
Edwin Engelberts, Jean Fautrier - Oeuvre gravé, oeuvre sculpté, Genève, 1969, no. 20 (fonte illustrée non identifiée)
Cat. d'exp.: Jean Fautrier, Hambourg, Kunstverein, 1973, p. 126, no. 119 (illustration d'un autre exemplaire)
Insel Hombroich, Jean Fautrier, Gemälde, Skulptur, Radierungen, Neuss, 1987, p. 49 et 93, illustration du plâtre
Cat. d'exp.: Jean Fautrier, Hambourg, Kunstverein, 1973, p. 126, no. 119 (illustration d'un autre exemplaire)
Insel Hombroich, Jean Fautrier, Gemälde, Skulptur, Radierungen, Neuss, 1987, p. 49 et 93, illustration du plâtre
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration, although the contrasts are more vivid in the original.
This work is in very good condition.
It is executed on cream wove paper.
The sheet is taped to the mount at the four corners.
There are some minor pencil lines :
one in the lower left corner (6mm)
one along the left edge (1,4cm)
one in the upper left corner (1,6cm)
one along the upper edge (1,6cm)
There are some pinhead sized pencil stains :
one along the left edge
two in the upper left corner
two along the right edge.
There is a crease at the extremity of the upper right corner, only visible under very close inspection.
"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."
"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
signed, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark GI.BI. ESSE, Vérone; bronze. Executed in 1940, this work is no. 1 from an edition of 9.
"N'oubliez pas que Fautrier est un de nos premiers sculpteurs" (André Malraux, Lettre à un ami américain, préface de l'exposition Fautrier, galerie Alexandre Iolas, New York, 18 janvier-5 février 1956).
Comp.
Amedeo Modigliani, Tête, 1912, Pierre calcaire, Paris, collection privée © 1992, Leonardo Editore, Milano.