Lot 147
  • 147

Jean Fautrier

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jean Fautrier
  • Fleurs de chardon
  • signé
  • huile sur toile
  • 51 x 61 cm; 20 x 24 in.
  • Exécuté en 1927.

Provenance

Madame de Maistre, Paris

Literature

Palma Bucarelli, Jean Fautrier, Pittura e Materia, Milan, 1960, no. 72, illustré p. 297 

Condition

The canvas is not lined. Apart from three pin-head sized paint losses - one at the centre, and two towards the upper right section of the painting - this work is in very good condition. Under UV light there is no inpainting visible.
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Catalogue Note

signed; oil on canvas. Executed in 1927.