Serge Poliakoff

Collection particulière, France
Vente: Francis Briest, Art Moderne, 16 décembre 1997, lot 72
Collection particulière, Europe
Collection particulière, Etats-Unis (acquis en 1999)

Mont-de-Marsan, Musée Despiau Wlerick, Serge Poliakoff, 27 juillet - 31 août 1969
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum; Copenhague, Musée des Beaux Arts, Olso, Kunstnernes Hus; Trondheim, Kunstforening; Lillehamer, Malerisamling; Helsinki, Galerie des Arts, Serge Poliakoff, 1971 - 1972; catalogue, no. 5, n.p., illustré
Edinburgh, Festival International d'Edimburg, Permanence de l'art français, 19 août - 8 septembre 1973; catalogue, no. 36, n.p.,  illustré
Paris, Galerie de France, Serge Poliakoff, 26 juin - 6 octobre 1974; catalogue, no. 9, n.p., illustré
Paris, Galerie Denise René, Les Prix Kandinsky, 7 mars - 10 avril 1975
Knokke, Christian Fayt Art Gallery, Serge Poliakoff, 23 juin - 4 août 1984; catalogue,  no. 5, n.p., illustré en couleurs

La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot, 7 mai 1999, no. 19, p. 107, illustré
Alexis Poliakoff, Serge Poliakoff, Catalogue Raisonné, 1966-1969, Volume V, Paris, 2016, no. 68-17, p. 272, illustré en couleurs

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is deeper, slightly warmer and a bit more saturated in the original work. Moreover, the image does not accurately convey the rich texture of the work. The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined. There are two small spots where the top layer of the thin paint is missing, both visible in the catalogue illustration, located on the upper half of the work, one by the left edge and the other at the center. Under Ultra Violet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. This work is in very good condition.
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