Lot 1
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Nicolas de Staël

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 EUR
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Description

  • Nicolas de Staël
  • Paysage de Provence (Grignan)
  • huile sur toile
  • 24 x 33 cm; 9 7/16 x 13 cm
  • Exécuté en 1953.

Provenance

Acquis directement auprès de l'artiste et transmis par descendance au propriétaire actuel

Literature

Jacques Dubourg et Françoise de Staël, Nicolas de Staël : Catalogue raisonné des peintures établi par Jacques Dubourg et Françoise de Staël, Paris, 1968, p.246, no.548, illustré
Françoise de Staël, Nicolas de Staël, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1997, p.432, no.615, illustré

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration compared to the original. The work is executed on its original canvas, not relined. Due to the artist's process there are thin original unpainted areas( along the right edge of the work). Under UV light there is no evidence of any retouching. This work is in excellent condition.
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