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Antonio Saura
Estimate
130,000 - 230,000 EUR
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Description
- Antonio Saura
- Mariame
- signé et daté
- huile sur toile
- 130 x 96,5 cm; 51 3/16 x 37 3/4 in.
- Exécuté en 1956.
Provenance
Succession Antonio Saura, Genève
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is lighter in the original.
The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined.
Under UV light, a minor careful retouching is located 19 cm from the extremity of the left corner.
Only visible under close inspection, two minor losses of paint to the black impasto are located :
- 27 cm from the lower edge and 14 cm from the left edge.
- 29,5 cm from the lower edge and 12 cm from the left edge.
This work is in excellent condition.
"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 and dated; oil on canvas. Executed in 1956.
Willem de Kooning, Woman II, 1952, huile sur toile, 150 x 109 cm, The Museum of Modern Art © Walter Auerbach
En référence aux figures féminines post-surréalistes du cycle des Dames auquel appartient Mariame, Antonio Saura écrit : «La toile est un champ de bataille illimité. Face à elle le peintre réalise un tragique et sensuel corps à corps ; transformant, avec ses gestes, une matière inerte et passive en un cycle passionnel, en une énergie cosmogonique à jamais irradiante.» (Antonio Saura, Dames, in Gérard de Cortanze, 'Antonio Saura', Paris, 1994, p.35).