Lot 413
  • 413

André Masson

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • André Masson
  • Notre Dame des Naufrages
  • signed André Masson (lower centre); titled and dated 1969 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 100.3 by 81.4cm., 39 1/2 by 32in.

Provenance

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Galleria Schwarz, Milan
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 28th November 1989, lot 226
Kenneth Aberg Konsthandel, Sweden
Acquired from the above by the present owner by 1999

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Louise Leiris, André Masson - œuvres récentes 1968-1970, 1970, no. 10, illustrated in the catalogue

Condition

The canvas is not lined. UV examination reveals some fluorescence, probably pigment. There appears to be no signs of retouching.This work is in very good condition.
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