Lot 23
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FRANÇOIS ROUAN | Tressage/rose et gris, Firenze bleu-jaune

Estimate
60,000 - 90,000 EUR
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Description

  • François Rouan
  • Tressage/rose et gris, Firenze bleu-jaune
  • signed, titled, dated 1967 and inscribed Avec “Reprise” Montferrier 71 on the reverse
  • acrylic on woven canvases
  • 195 x 147 cm; 76 3/4 x 57 7/8 in.
  • Executed in 1967-71.

Provenance

Private Collection, France (acquired directly from the artist)
Jacques Elbaz, Paris (acquired from the above)

Exhibited

Les Sables-d'Olonne, Musée de l'abbaye Sainte-Croix ; Altkirch, Centre Rhénan d'Art Contemporain, François Rouan, Papiers découpés, 1 April –  27 August 2000; catalogue, p. 93, illustrated in colour
Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Musée Matisse le Cateau-Cambrésis, François Rouan, La découpe comme modèle, 2 July – 18 September 2011 ; catalogue, p. 44-45, illustrated in colour
Montpellier, Musée Fabre, François Rouan: Tressages 1966-2016, 4 February - 30 April 2017; catalogue, np., illustrated in colour

Condition

All elements are stable. Few elements present small uplifts which are inherent to the artist technique. This work is in very good original condition.
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