Foulard (Scarf)

Details

Pierre Alechinsky (b. 1927)
Foulard (Scarf)
signed 'Alechinsky' (lower left); inscribed 'Note: les blancs = réserves en négatifs' (lower right)
gouache, colour crayons and paper collage on paper
60 x 68cm.
Executed in 1960

Provenance

Private Collection, The Netherlands (acquired directly from the artist).
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Pierre Alechinsky has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
This lot is a commissioned design for a printed fabric for Stoomweverij De Nijverheid, Enschede, a steam weaving company, but the artist decided not to have this design printed into an actual fabric.

Foulard (Scarf)

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