Lot Essay
To be included in the forthcoming Serge Poliakoff Catalogue Raisonné being prepared by Alexis Poliakoff, the artist's son.
Composition - Rouge, Jaune, Blanc, Bleu aux Traits
Details
Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969)
Composition - Rouge, Jaune, Blanc, Bleu aux Traits
signed (lower right) and dated 1952 on the reverse
oil on canvas
51 1/4 x 34 7/8in. (130 x 88.5cm.)
Composition - Rouge, Jaune, Blanc, Bleu aux Traits
signed (lower right) and dated 1952 on the reverse
oil on canvas
51 1/4 x 34 7/8in. (130 x 88.5cm.)
Provenance
Prof. Hugo Krayenbühl, Zurich.
Literature
In: "Cimaise", no. 4, Michel Ragon, Paris, March 1956, p. 14 (illustrated).
Dora Vallier, Serge Poliakoff, Paris 1959, p. 56, no. 24 (illustrated).
Jean Cassou, Serge Poliakoff, Amriswil 1963, no. 6 (illustrated in colour).
Exhibition Catalogue: Serge Poliakoff Retrospective 1938-1963, London, Whitechapel Gallery, Serge Poliakoff Retrospective 1938-1963, 1963 (illustrated in the catalogue pl. V). Exhibition Catalogue: Locarno, Galleria Flaviana, Serge Poliakoff, 1965 (illustrated in colour).
Giuseppe Marchiori, Serge Poliakoff, Paris 1976, p. 49 (illustrated pp. 48-49).
Dora Vallier, Serge Poliakoff, Paris 1959, p. 56, no. 24 (illustrated).
Jean Cassou, Serge Poliakoff, Amriswil 1963, no. 6 (illustrated in colour).
Exhibition Catalogue: Serge Poliakoff Retrospective 1938-1963, London, Whitechapel Gallery, Serge Poliakoff Retrospective 1938-1963, 1963 (illustrated in the catalogue pl. V). Exhibition Catalogue: Locarno, Galleria Flaviana, Serge Poliakoff, 1965 (illustrated in colour).
Giuseppe Marchiori, Serge Poliakoff, Paris 1976, p. 49 (illustrated pp. 48-49).
Exhibited
Liège, A.P.I.A.W., Serge Poliakoff, February-March 1953, no. 8.
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Serge Poliakoff, April-May 1953, no. 7.
Veruiers, Musée Communal d'Art de Veruiers, Serge Poliakoff, 1953, no. 8.
San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art From France, November 1956. Basel, Kunsthalle, Serge Poliakoff, January-March 1958, no. 31.
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Serge Poliakoff, April-May 1958, no. 20 (illustrated in the catalogue).
Copenhagen, Statens Museum for Kunst, Serge Poliakoff, May-June 1958, no. 27 (illustrated in the catalogue).
Bern, Kunsthalle, Serge Poliakoff, April-May 1960, no. 45.
St. Gallen, Galerie im Erker, Serge Poliakoff, 1962, no. 2.
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Serge Poliakoff, September-November 1970, no. 27 (illustrated in colour in the catalogue p. 6).
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Serge Poliakoff, April-May 1953, no. 7.
Veruiers, Musée Communal d'Art de Veruiers, Serge Poliakoff, 1953, no. 8.
San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art From France, November 1956. Basel, Kunsthalle, Serge Poliakoff, January-March 1958, no. 31.
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Serge Poliakoff, April-May 1958, no. 20 (illustrated in the catalogue).
Copenhagen, Statens Museum for Kunst, Serge Poliakoff, May-June 1958, no. 27 (illustrated in the catalogue).
Bern, Kunsthalle, Serge Poliakoff, April-May 1960, no. 45.
St. Gallen, Galerie im Erker, Serge Poliakoff, 1962, no. 2.
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Serge Poliakoff, September-November 1970, no. 27 (illustrated in colour in the catalogue p. 6).