Pierre Soulages

Collection particulière, Allemagne (acquis auprès de l'artiste en 1955)
Vente: Kunsthaus Lempertz, 27 novembre 2003, lot 450
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

Condition: This work is very good condition. Executed on a beige wove paper, laid down. The artist's pinholes are visible at the upper left and lower right corners and at the center of the two side edges. There are a few areas of craquelures where the black paint is thicker: 3 small areas (2 x 1 cm) at the center of the composition, two areas at the center of the side edges, a few spots of craquelures along the lower edge. There are two flattened creases: at the upper right and lower left corners and a small tear (5mm) perpendicular to the lower edge at the lower left corner. Colors: The illustration in the catalogue is fairly accurate although the work is lighter and with more transparencies in the original.
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signed and dated; ink on paper laid down on canvas. Executed in 1955.

Fig. 1 P. Soulages, Peinture 16 mars 1955, 130 x 89 cm ©ADAGP, Paris 2008