Auguste Herbin

Collection Kouro, Paris
Collection Ephraïm Ilin, Tel Aviv
Vente : Cornette de Saint-Cyr, Paris, 18 mars 2002, lot 1
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel 

Executed on white wove paper, not laid down. The sheet has been T-hinged to the mount at the corners and along the upper and lower edges. There is a slight discoloration to the sheet as well as some scattered foxing throughout the white reserve areas. There are some tiny artist pinholes, inherent to the artistic process, in the centre of all the circles. There is a watermark in the orange triangle, also inherent to the artistic process. The colours are very fresh and bright and this work is in good original condition.
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signed 'Herbin' and dated '1946' (lower right), titled "oiseau" (lower left), gouache on paper. Executed in 1946.