Lot 138
  • 138

Jean Dubuffet

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jean Dubuffet
  • Automobile 7643-Y-4 (D 14)
  • signed with initials and dated 21/6/61
  • India ink on paper
  • 20 x 20 cm; 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.
  • Executed June 21st 1961.

Provenance

Galerie Daniel Cordier, Paris
Cordier & Eckstrom Inc., New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (acquired from the above in 1967)

Literature

Max Loreau, Catalogues des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XIX, Paris Circus, Paris, 1965, p. 50, no. 76, illustrated

Condition

The overall tonality has less yellow undertones and tends more towards a light cream in the original work. The sheet is hinged to the mount by the four corners. Close inspection reveals pinholes in each of the four corners. The edges of the sheet are uneven. This work is in very good condition.
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