Lot 261
  • 261

Françoise Gilot

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Françoise Gilot
  • Autoportait au ciel bleu
  • Signed F. Gilot. (lower left); dated 1952 and titled (on the reverse)
  • Oil on panel
  • 25 5/8 by 21 1/8 in.
  • 65.1 by 53.6 cm

Provenance

Alcala Gallery, La Jolla
Acquired from the above in 2003

Condition

Panel is sound. Surface is clean. There are a few areas where the paint layer has been scraped away, most notably in the figure's right eye as part of the artist's working process. Under UV light: several original pigments fluoresce but no inpaiting is apparent. Work is in excellent condition.
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