Lot 241
  • 241

HANS BELLMER | Nu céphalopode

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Hans Bellmer
  • Nu céphalopode
  • traces of signature Bellmer (lower left)
  • ink and gouache on paper
  • 32,1 x 24,7 cm; 12 5/8 x 24 3/4 in.

Provenance

Galerie 1900-2000, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2001

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and glued to a sheet of paper at all four corners. Edges are unevenly cut. There is an humidity mark at the upper left quadrant. There is some mount staining along the extreme edges. The sheet is light stained with some scattered dots of foxing. This work is in overall good condition.
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