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GEORGES MATHIEU | Hommage à Grigny
Estimate
1,400,000 - 2,800,000 HKD
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Description
- Mathieu, Georges
- Hommage à Grigny
- signed in French and dated 70
- oil on canvas
- 194.8 by 97 cm; 76 ¾ by 38 ¼ in.
Provenance
Galerie Templon, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by the present private European collector
Acquired directly from the above by the present private European collector
Exhibited
Paris, Musée Monétaire de Paris, Mathieu, March - April 1971, illustrated
Valréas, Château de Simiane, Trente ans d'abstraction lyrique, Hommage à Georges Mathieu, July - September 1977
Paris, Galerie Templon, Georges Mathieu: Les années 1960-1970, 8 September - 20 October 2018
Valréas, Château de Simiane, Trente ans d'abstraction lyrique, Hommage à Georges Mathieu, July - September 1977
Paris, Galerie Templon, Georges Mathieu: Les années 1960-1970, 8 September - 20 October 2018
Literature
Mathieu: 50 Ans de Création, Editions Hervas, Paris, 2003, p. 228
Victoire Disderot, ed., Georges Mathieu: Les années 1960-1970, Agence Communic'Art, Paris, 2018, p. 24, 52
Victoire Disderot, ed., Georges Mathieu: Les années 1960-1970, Agence Communic'Art, Paris, 2018, p. 24, 52
Condition
The work is overall in very good and its original condition. Examination under UV light reveals no sign of restoration.
"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
“I love painting canvases that are disproportionately large, perhaps because the risk is also greater.” Excerpt from Hundred Discreet and Less Discreet Questions, Georges Mathieu, 1958
This work is included in the film, Georges Mathieu ou la fureur d'être, directed by Frédéric Rossif in 1971
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Le Comité Georges Mathieu
This work is included in the film, Georges Mathieu ou la fureur d'être, directed by Frédéric Rossif in 1971
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Le Comité Georges Mathieu