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    Art d'Après-Guerre et Contemporain

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    11 - 12 December 2007

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    • PIERRE SOULAGES (NE EN 1919)
    Lot 17

    PIERRE SOULAGES (NE EN 1919)

    Peinture 7 novembre 59

    Price realised

    EUR 1,062,650

    Estimate

    EUR 750,000 - EUR 950,000

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    PIERRE SOULAGES (NE EN 1919)
    Peinture 7 novembre 59
    signé 'Soulages' (en bas à droite); signé et daté 'SOULAGES 7 NOV 59' (au dos)
    huile sur toile
    130 x 89 cm. (51 1/8 x 35 in.)
    Peint en 1959.

    Provenance

    Galerie de France, Paris
    Mr. Victor Kiam, New York
    Gimpel and Weitzenhoffer Gallery, New York
    Mr. Roland Earl Lee II, New York
    Niveau Gallery, New York
    Galerie Emmanuel David, Paris
    Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel en 1980

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    P. Encrevé, Soulages L'oeuvre complet Peintures II. 1959-1978, Paris, 1995, No. 391 (illustré en couleurs p. 51).


    Exhibited

    Paris, Galerie de France, Soulages, mai-juin 1960.
    Hanovre, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Soulages, décembre 1960-janvier 1961.


    Other information

    Special Notice

    No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis


    Pre-Lot Text

    IMPORTANTE COLLECTION PRIVEE EUROPEENNE

    Post Lot Text

    'PEINTURE 7 NOVEMBRE 59'; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE; OIL ON CANVAS.


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