JEAN-PIERRE PINCEMIN | Untitled

Private Collection, France (acquired directly from the artist)

Roubaix, La Piscine, Musée d'Art et d'Industrie André Diligent; Angers, Musée des Beaux-Arts; Céret, Musée d'Art Moderne, Jean-Pierre Pincemin, 2 April - 10 October 2010; catalogue, p. 89, no. 54, illustrated in colour 

Gérard Titus-Carmel, Au Vif de la peinture, à l'ombre des mots, Paris, 2004, p. 19, illustrated in colour

The colours are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is slightly softer in the original. The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined. There is a light layer of dust on the surface of the work. There are faint wear marks in the upper left corner. There are faint stretcher marks in the center of the composition. There is a small uplift in the upper right corner. The work is in good condition.
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This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Jacques Elbaz.