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Georges Mathieu
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description
- Georges Mathieu
- Composition
- signé et daté 59
- huile sur toile
- 89 x 145,5 cm; 35 x 57 1/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Internationale d'Art Contemporain, Paris
Galeria Bonino, Buenos Aires
Collection particulière, Londres
Galeria Bonino, Buenos Aires
Collection particulière, Londres
Exhibited
Buenos Aires, Galeria Bonino, Mathieu, 23 novembre-12 décembre 1959
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is lighter in the original work.
The work is on its original canvas and is not relined.
Only visible under UV light inspection, careful retouchings are located along the upper edge and in the lower right corner.
Only visible under close inspection, two areas of hairline cracks in the impasto are located at 40 cm from the upper edge and 40 cm from the right edge and at 30 cm from the upper edge and 50 cm from the left edge.
This work is in very good 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
“Rien n’explique jamais un séisme, pas même ce qu’après coup on peut en nommer les signes précurseurs. Rien ainsi dans l’avant-garde picturale française d’après-guerre, partagée entre non-figuration post-cubiste et abstraction géométrisante ne pouvait laisser supposer l’explosion soudaine de [cette] forme de peinture abstraite.»
Daniel Abadie in Georges Mathieu, catalogue d’exposition à la Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, 2003, p.19