Lot 115
  • 115

Alfred Manessier

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 EUR
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Description

  • Alfred Manessier
  • La grande racine
  • signé et daté ; signé, titré, daté et dédicacé au dos "A Plasse Lecaisne"
  • huile sur toile
  • 162 x 162 cm ; 63 3/4 x 63 3/4 in.
  • Exécuté en 1967.

Provenance

Transmis par descendance aux propriétaires actuels

Exhibited

Rambouillet, Palais du Roi de Rome, Alfred Manessier (1911-1993), Du trait à la couleur / Un choix d'oeuvres de 1935 à 1993, Dessin-Peinture-Tapisserie-Vitrail, 2002
Payerne (Suisse), Abbatiale, Manessier, Oeuvre tissé, 1993 ; itinérante : Felletin, Eglise du Château, 1993 ; Arras, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1993 ; Besançon, Palais de Justice, 1994 ; Angers, Abbaye de Ronceray, 1994 ; catalogue, p.124, illustration
Bellelay, Abbatiale, Manessier, 1970

Condition

This work is in good condition. The canvas is not relined. There is some craquelure throughout. A dent is visible, with 2 minor paint losses associated at 20 cm from the upper edge and 40 cm from the left. There is some frame rubbing along the edges and a few retouching associated. Under UV light there is no other retouching. Colours: The illustration in the catalogue is fairly accurate.
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Catalogue Note

signed and dated ; signed, titled, dated and dedicated on the back "A Plasse Lecaisne" ; oil on canvas. Executed in 1967.
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