Sans titre

Details

YVES TANGUY (1900-1955)
Sans titre
signed 'YVES TANGUY' (center right)
pen and India ink on paper
10 1⁄8 x 8 5⁄8 in. (26 x 21.9 cm.)
Drawn circa 1930

Provenance

Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris.
Anon. sale, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 29 May 1972, lot 51.
Anon. sale, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 25 June 1974, lot 20.
(probably) Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.

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Lot Essay

Sans titre was originally planned as an illustration for Le marteau sans maître by René Char, published in 1934, but was not used in the final publication. A photograph of the present work is included in the Pierre Matisse Gallery archives, which locate the work at the Galerie Rive Gauche. It is also documented in the record of drawings by Yves Tanguy, compiled by Kay Sage, listed as “20D”.

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