Lot 126
  • 126

Henri Michaux

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 EUR
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Description

  • Henri Michaux
  • Peinture mescalienne
  • signé des initiales
  • huile sur toile
  • 40,7 x 26,5 cm; 16 x 10 7/16 in.
  • Exécuté en 1957.

Provenance

Galerie Limmer, Freiburg
Acquis auprès de celle-ci et transmis par descendance au propriétaire actuel en 1994

Exhibited

Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Henri Michaux, Rétrospective, 18 septembre - 24 octobre 1971
Hanovre, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Henri Michaux, 17 novembre 1972 - 7 janvier 1973
Londres, The Royal Academy of Arts, Paris: Capital of the Arts 1900-1968, 26 janvier - 19 avril 2002; catalogue, p.288, no.183, illustré en couleurs

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the background is slightly deeper in the original work. The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined. The tip of the upper right corner has been left unpainted. Under Ultra Violet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. This work is in excellent condition.
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