Lot 113
  • 113

Wols

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description

  • Wols
  • Le Doigt rouge
  • signé
  • encre et aquarelle sur papier
  • 14,3 x 9,1 cm; 5 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.
  • Exécuté circa 1945.

Provenance

Otto Wols, France
Gréty Wols, France
Marc Johannes, France
Vente: Deburaux et Associés, Paris, Vente Otto Wols (1913-1951), 15 juin 2011, lot 84
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

Exhibited

Rennes, Musée des Beaux Arts, Wols - dessins, aquarelles, peintures 1932-1951, juin - juillet 1974; catalogue, no.83A, illustré

Literature

Shigeo Chiba, L'Oeuvre de Wols, Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1974, p.256, illustré

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is slightly darker in the original work. This work was inspected framed. The edges are slightly uneven. This work is in excellent condition.
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