Lot 9
  • 9

Ernest Biéler

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 CHF
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Description

  • Ernest Biéler
  • Paysage automnal, les hauts de Savièse
  • signed lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 80 x 120 cm

Provenance

Galerie du Rhône, Sion, 13th December 2008, lot 1321
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Has not been relined and canvas slightly buckling. There is some minor retouching visible under UV light in the sky along the upper margin and in the upper left corner. Very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

This work will be included in the upcoming catalogue raisonné of Ernest Biéler by Ethel Mathier.

Autumn colours are depicted in many compositions executed during this fruitful period. Large size landscapes are quite rare in Biéler's oeuvre and this "paysage automnal" is an iconic example of the artist's mastery of colour.

Ethel Mathier wird diese Arbeit in das Werkverzeichnis Ernest Biéler aufnehmen.

In dieser künstlerischen Schaffenszeit des Malers wurden zahlreiche Kompositionen in Herbstfarben gemalt. Grossformatige Landschaftsbilder sind im Oeuvre von Ernest Biéler selten. Diese „paysage automnal“ ist ein ikonisches Beispiel für Biélers koloristische Meisterschaft.