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Abdallah Benanteur
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Abdallah Benanteur
- Les Juges I & II
- signed Benanteur; signed titled and dated Benanteur '77 on the reverse
- oil on canvas, in two parts
- each: 146 by 114cm.; 57 1/2 by 41in. overall: 146 by 228cm.; 57 1/2 by 89 7/8 in.
Provenance
Collection of the Artist, Algiers
Collection of Dr. Sid Sekkal, Paris and Oran (acquired directly from the above)
Collection of Dr. Sid Sekkal, Paris and Oran (acquired directly from the above)
Condition
Condition: This work is in very good condition.There is no restoration apparent when viewed under the UV light.
Colour: The catalogue illustration is very accurate.
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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."
Catalogue Note
"Benanteur’s paintings have formal and sensitive beauties, with a strong visual impact, being neither figurative, insofar as the image could replace a photographic object, nor abstract, because they are always rooted within the elements of a deeply observed and felt nature. The recent works are lyrical landscapes, in which the imaginary struggles with deeply buried memories. A floating world close to that of Chinese painting, in which top and bottom are interchangeable within a limitless space. But Benanteur never leaves any empty spaces, and his surface is worked over with coloured inflections, recalling air’s transparencies, or water’s motions, or else that of scudding clouds, leading to liquid and atmospheric fusion. All of these pictorial sensitivities are obtained from a fine scrumbling, worked over like watercolour with a very sure hand. His colours, sometimes diaphanous, sometimes opaque, provide all the changing beauties of the sun’s spectrum. The light emanating from them is finally the incarnation of the earth’s song." Marc Hérissé, March 1999
The author cited in: Benanteur: Peinture, Paris, 2002.
The authentication of this work has kindly been confirmed by Mr. Claude Lemand. This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonee.
The author cited in: Benanteur: Peinture, Paris, 2002.
The authentication of this work has kindly been confirmed by Mr. Claude Lemand. This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonee.