PIERRE TAL-COAT | Passage de la brume au matin

Galerie Maeght, Paris
Collection particulière, Paris
Piasa, Paris, Importants Dessins, Tableaux et Sculptures des XIXe et XXème siècle, 21 June 2006, lot 36
Acquired during the above sale by the present owner

Paris, Galerie Maeght, Tal Coat, Paris, 5 - 30 April 1954; catalogue, no. 2
Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marsan, Antagonismes, Paris, February 1960; catalogue, n.p., no. 168, illustrated  
Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou; Musée National d'Art Moderne, galeries nationales d'exposition du Grand Palais, Tal-Coat, Paris, 4 February - 5 April 1976; catalogue, no. 57 

This work is executed on its original canvas ad is note relined. Wear marks are visible along the left and right edges. The canvas is slightly wavy, most notably in the corners. In the lower right corner, a small wear mark with tiny associated losses is visible under close inspection. This work is in good condition.
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