Lot 14
  • 14

Joan Mitchell

Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 EUR
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Description

  • Joan Mitchell
  • Tilleul
  • oil on canvas
  • 100 x 80 cm; 39 1/8 x 31 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 1978.

Provenance

Private Collection, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above by the current owner

Literature

Catherine Flohic, Art des années 90 / Art in the 90's: Joan Mitchell, Paris, 1993, no. 10, p. 17, illustrated in colour
Ex. Cat, Paris, Galerie Jean Fournier, Joan Mitchell: Tilleuls, 1978. Huiles sur toile et Pastels, 25 November 1995 - 1 January 1996; catalogue, n.p., illustrated in colour

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is more contrasted and the purple is more visible in the original work. The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined. There are few scattered cracks on the thicker impastos, three of which have resulted in paint uplifts, located on the right half of the work. Under Ultra Violet light inspection one small restoration is visible close to the right edge, at the center. This work is in good condition.
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