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Nicolas de Staël
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Nicolas de Staël
- Composition en Bleu
- signed and dated 45
- oil on canvas
- 93 by 75 cm. 36 1/2 by 29 1/2 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Paris
Jacques Dubourg, Paris
Private Collection
Private Collection, Japan
Jacques Dubourg, Paris
Private Collection
Private Collection, Japan
Exhibited
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne; Paris, Palais de Tokyo; London, Whitechapel Gallery, Retrospective: Nicolas de Staël 1944-1955, 1956, n.p., no. 7, illustrated
Edinburgh, Scottish National Academy Galleries, 62nd Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings, Applied Arts and Architecture, Society of Scottish Artists, 1956
Bern, Kunsthalle Bern, Nicolas de Staël, 1957
Kassel, Fridericianum et Belevueschloss, Documenta II, Painting after 1945, 1959, n.p., no. 2, illustrated
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans van Beuningen; Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich; Boston, Museum of Fine Art; Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago; New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Nicolas de Staël, 1965-65, n.p., no. 5, illustrated
Saint-Paul de Vence, Fondation Maeght, Nicolas Staël, 1972, p. 52, no. 6, illustrated
Tokyo, Jiyugaoka Gallery, Nicolas de Staël, 1973, n.p., illustrated
Edinburgh, Scottish National Academy Galleries, 62nd Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings, Applied Arts and Architecture, Society of Scottish Artists, 1956
Bern, Kunsthalle Bern, Nicolas de Staël, 1957
Kassel, Fridericianum et Belevueschloss, Documenta II, Painting after 1945, 1959, n.p., no. 2, illustrated
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans van Beuningen; Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich; Boston, Museum of Fine Art; Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago; New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Nicolas de Staël, 1965-65, n.p., no. 5, illustrated
Saint-Paul de Vence, Fondation Maeght, Nicolas Staël, 1972, p. 52, no. 6, illustrated
Tokyo, Jiyugaoka Gallery, Nicolas de Staël, 1973, n.p., illustrated
Literature
Françoise de Staël, Nicolas de Staël, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre peint, Paris, 1997, p. 201, no. 58, illustrated
Jacques Dubourg, Françoise de Staël, Eds., Nicolas de Staël, Catalogue Raisonné des Peintures, Paris 1968, p. 69, no. 44, illustrated
Jacques Dubourg, Françoise de Staël, Eds., Nicolas de Staël, Catalogue Raisonné des Peintures, Paris 1968, p. 69, no. 44, illustrated
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the edges tend more towards a dark green and the centre of the composition is slightly darker in the original.
Condition:
Please refer to the Contemporary Art department for the condition report.
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"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."