Lot 330
  • 330

VICTOR BRAUNER | Sans Titre

Estimate
45,000 - 65,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Brauner, Victor
  • Sans Titre
  • signed Victor Brauner and dated VII 55 (lower right)
  • encaustic on paper laid down on canvas
  • 50 by 64.5cm., 19 5/8 by 25 3/8 in.
  • Executed in July 1955.

Provenance

Private Collection, Italy
Sale: Il Ponte Casa d'Aste, Milan, 3rd April 2012, lot 82
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Encaustic on paper laid down on canvas. Examination under UV light reveals no signs of retouching. There are some scratches in places to the encaustic surface and some areas of loss to the extreme edges of the paper. This work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Samy Kinge.