Lot 169
  • 169

ANDRÉ BRASILIER | Automne

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • André Brasilier
  • Automne
  • signed André Brasilier (towards lower right); signed with the artist's initials A.B. and titled on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 89 by 130cm., 35 by 51 1/8 in.
  • Painted in 1988.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner in Japan circa 2000

Condition

The canvas is not lined, and examination under UV light reveals no signs of retouching. There is pigment shrinkage to the thicker areas of impasto, notably to the dark greens in the centre of the composition and the orange at the centre of the left edge. This work is in overall very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Alexis Brasilier has confirmed the authenticity of this work.