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Lot 137
  • 137

Georges Mathieu

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description

  • Georges Mathieu
  • ZACON
  • signé et daté 79 ; titré et inscrit sur le châssis au dos
  • huile sur toile
  • 97 x 195 cm; 38 3/16 x 79 3/4 in.

Provenance

Atelier de l'artiste, Paris
Collection particulière, Paris

Exhibited

Paris, Musée de la Poste, Mathieu, Peintures récentes et Travaux graphiques, 15 novembre-14 décembre 1980; catalogue, no.248
Brives, Théâtre municipal, Quelques aspects récents de l'Oeuvre peint de Georges Mathieu 1976-1984, 27 juin-16 septembre 1984; catalogue, no.6

Literature

Georges Mathieu, Mathieu, 50 ans de création, Paris, Editions Hervas, 2003, p.468, illustré en couleurs (détail)

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is lighter in the original work. The image does not convey the texture and richness of the impasto. The work is on its original canvas and is not relined. A tiny lack of painting is visible under close inspection in the middle of the left edge. Under UV light, there is no evidence of any retouching. This work is in excellent condition.
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