Lot 137
  • 137

OLIVIER DEBRÉ | Untitled

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
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Description

  • Olivier Debré
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 58
  • oil on canvas
  • 60 x 80 cm ; 23  5/8  x 31  1/2  in.
  • Executed in 1958.

Provenance

Collection Joseph Pauly, Luxembourg
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

Luxembourg, Musée national d'histoire et d'art, Un amateur luxembourgeois, de l'école de Paris, Joseph Pauly-Groff, 29 May - 8 July 1990

Condition

The colours in the printed catalogue are more contrasted than in the original work. This work has been relined. Under UV light inspection,  traces of restoration are visible most notably in the center of the upper half of the composition. A chip in the paint which has been restored is also visible under close inspection in the upper right corner. Please refer to the Contemporary department for further information. 
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Catalogue Note

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity delivered by Sylvie Debré-Huerre.