Lot 399
  • 399

François Morellet

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • François Morellet
  • Falaise et Mer (Format No. 2)
  • signed, titled and dated 1987 on the stretcher
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 36 1/4 by 62 in. 92.1 by 157.5 cm.

Provenance

Galerie Media, Neuchâtel
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sotheby's, London, March 20, 1997, lot 87
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvases are unlined. There is some light surface soiling, especially along the turning edges. There are some faint, minor pigment cracks in the corner turning edges of the shiny panel. There is some evidence of handling of the matte panel. Unframed.
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