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Georges Mathieu
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description
- Georges Mathieu
- Untitled
- signed and dated 51
- oil on paper
- 82,6 x 67,6 cm; 32 1/2 x 26 5/8 in.
- Executed in 1951.
Provenance
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (gift of Alexander Iolas)
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration.
The work was inspected framed. The sheet is mounted on cardboard.
There are faint creases visible on the surface, mainly located along the right and left edges.
The sheet is slightly dirty.
This work is in very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A great defender of Surrealism, and then later of Pop Art and Nouveau Réalisme, Alexandre Iolas, who founded his first gallery in New York in 1945 before opening a number of branches in Paris, Geneva, Zurich, Milan and Athens, was doubtless one of the most flamboyant dealers of the 20th century. At the beginning of the 1950s, whilst he was organising his first solo show of Andy Warhol’s work in the United States, Georges Mathieu painted Number 5, which was purchased by Alexandre Iolas and then given by him to the Museum of Modern in Art in New York a few years later.