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PHILIPPE ROMAN | Chelsea
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 EUR
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Description
- Philippe Roman
- Chelsea
- oil on canvas
- 110 x 90 cm ; 43 5/16 x 35 7/16 in.
- Executed in 1995.
Provenance
Private collection
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Literature
Odile Bombarde, Emmanuel Boncenne, Martine Broda, Jean Clair, Raymond Mason, Philippe Roman, Sam Szafran, Philippe Roman, Montreuil, 2010, p. 138, no. 107, illustrated in colour
Condition
This work is executed on its original canvas. This work is in very good condition.
"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."
"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
Born in Saint-Sauveur in 1927, Philippe Roman is a French painter with an unusual trajectory. After meeting in 1953 the French writer Pierre Jean Jouve and his wife the psychoanalyst Blanche Reverchon, Philippe Roman abandoned a career in finance and chose to devote his time to painting, running against the tide of contemporary creation. Refusing himself to the trending abstraction movement, he sought all his life to restore in his art the melancholy fantasy that the world inspired him. Frequenting a certain literary, artistic and musical elite (Pierre Jean Jouve, Pierre Boulez, Balthus, Raymond Mason), Philippe Roman was deeply influenced by his intellectual entourage.