Lot Essay
This work will be included in the forthcoming 2nd volume of the Serge Poliakoff catalogue raisonné being prepared by Alexis Poliakoff, Paris.
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Composition abstraite
Details
Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969)
Composition abstraite
signed 'Serge Poliakoff' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51¼ x 63¾in. (130.2 x 162cm.)
Painted in 1958
Composition abstraite
signed 'Serge Poliakoff' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51¼ x 63¾in. (130.2 x 162cm.)
Painted in 1958
Provenance
Estate of the artist and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
L'Oeil, Paris, October 1982, p. 53.
D. Durozoi, Serge Poliakoff: Angers, Expressions contemporaines, Paris 2001 (illustrated in colour, p. 198).
D. Durozoi, Serge Poliakoff: Angers, Expressions contemporaines, Paris 2001 (illustrated in colour, p. 198).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Louis Carré & Cie, Serge Poliakoff, November-December 1981, no. 4 (illustrated in colour).
Paris, Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais, November 1982.
Paris, Paris Arts Center, Autour de Michel Ragon, September-November 1984.
Seoul, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Art Français du XXe Siècle, 1986, no. 1 (illustrated in colour).
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, Serge Poliakoff, July-October 1988, no. 34 (illustrated in colour). This exhibition later travelled to Amagasaki, Tsukashin Hall, October-November 1988.
Künzelsau, Museum Würth, Serge Poliakoff, October 1997-February 1998 (illustrated in colour, p. 149). This exhibition later travelled to Vienna, Kunstlerhaus, March-April 1998.
l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Association Campredon Art et Culture, Serge Poliakoff, April-June 2001.
Carcassonne, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Serge Poliakoff, October 2001-January 2002.
Dunkerque, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Serge Poliakoff, March-June 2002.
Issoudun, Musée de l'Hospice St-Roch, Serge Poliakoff, June-September 2002.
Roanne, Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie J. Déchelette, Serge Poliakoff, October 2002-February 2003.
Le Mans, Musée de Tessé et Collégiale St. Pierre la Cour, Poliakoff, April-July 2003.
Bilbao, Fundación Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa, Serge Poliakoff, August-September 2003 (illustrated in colour, p. 135).
Zaragoza, Palacio de Sastago, Serge Poliakoff - Retrospectiva 1935-1969, October-December 2003 (illustrated in colour, p. 135).
Trélazé, Anciennes Écuries, Poliakoff, rétrospective de l'oeuvre peint, June-August 2004.
Paris, Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais, November 1982.
Paris, Paris Arts Center, Autour de Michel Ragon, September-November 1984.
Seoul, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Art Français du XXe Siècle, 1986, no. 1 (illustrated in colour).
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, Serge Poliakoff, July-October 1988, no. 34 (illustrated in colour). This exhibition later travelled to Amagasaki, Tsukashin Hall, October-November 1988.
Künzelsau, Museum Würth, Serge Poliakoff, October 1997-February 1998 (illustrated in colour, p. 149). This exhibition later travelled to Vienna, Kunstlerhaus, March-April 1998.
l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Association Campredon Art et Culture, Serge Poliakoff, April-June 2001.
Carcassonne, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Serge Poliakoff, October 2001-January 2002.
Dunkerque, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Serge Poliakoff, March-June 2002.
Issoudun, Musée de l'Hospice St-Roch, Serge Poliakoff, June-September 2002.
Roanne, Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie J. Déchelette, Serge Poliakoff, October 2002-February 2003.
Le Mans, Musée de Tessé et Collégiale St. Pierre la Cour, Poliakoff, April-July 2003.
Bilbao, Fundación Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa, Serge Poliakoff, August-September 2003 (illustrated in colour, p. 135).
Zaragoza, Palacio de Sastago, Serge Poliakoff - Retrospectiva 1935-1969, October-December 2003 (illustrated in colour, p. 135).
Trélazé, Anciennes Écuries, Poliakoff, rétrospective de l'oeuvre peint, June-August 2004.
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