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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 EUR
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Onze personnages
- signé des initiales et daté 61
- encre de Chine et gouache sur papier
- 50 x 67 cm; 19 11/16 x 26 3/8 in.
- Exécuté le 18 octobre 1961.
Provenance
Galerie Daniel Cordier, Paris
Robert Fraser Gallery, Londres
Acquis auprès de celle-ci et transmis par descendance au propriétaire actuel
Robert Fraser Gallery, Londres
Acquis auprès de celle-ci et transmis par descendance au propriétaire actuel
Exhibited
Londres, Robert Fraser Gallery, Dubuffet: recent gouaches and drawings, 10 avril-12 mai 1962; catalogue no.57
Literature
Sutton Keith, Writing on the wall, The Listener, Londres, 26 avril 1962, illustré
Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Paris Circus, Fascicule XIX, Lausanne, 1965, p.107, no.205, illustré
Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Paris Circus, Fascicule XIX, Lausanne, 1965, p.107, no.205, illustré
Condition
The colors are very acurate in the catalogue illustration although the contrast between black and white is stronger in the original.
The work is executed on wove paper.
Except several artist pinholes located at the extremity of each of the four corners and along the four edges, only visible under very close inspection.
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
"Saisir et exprimer la spontanéité, le magma précipité des impulsions naissantes qui se contrarient, l'étincelle de vie."
(Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet : Paris Circus, Fascicule XIX, Lausanne,1965, p.8)
(Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet : Paris Circus, Fascicule XIX, Lausanne,1965, p.8)