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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 EUR
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Célébration du sol
- signé, daté et titré au dos
- huile sur toile (assemblage)
- 120 x 146 cm; 47 1/4 x 57 1/2 in.
- Exécuté le 17 juillet 1957.
Provenance
Paul Facchetti, Paris
Collection particulière, Genève
Collection particulière, Genève
Literature
Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de J.Dubuffet, fascicule XIII: Célébration du sol I: lieux cursifs, texturologies, topographies, Lausanne, 1969, p.49, no.62, illustré
Jean Dubuffet, Jean Dubuffet: catalogue des peintures faites à Vence du 1er avril au 31 août 1957, catalogue, no. 21, illustré
Jean Dubuffet, Jean Dubuffet: catalogue des peintures faites à Vence du 1er avril au 31 août 1957, catalogue, no. 21, illustré
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the contrast is stronger in the original.
The work is on its original canvas and it is not relined.
Some scattered artist's pinholes located in some of the corners of some of the canvas pieces assembled are only visible under very close inspection.
Black painting along the 4 edges is slightly worn.
The canvas is worn on the overlap of the two lower corners.
This work is in excellent condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
signed, dated and titled on the back; oil on canvas. Executed on July 17, 1957.
Dans Célébration du sol, Jean Dubuffet parvient à «obtenir des nappes finement ouvragées donnant une impression de matière fourmillante, vivante et scintillante, susceptible de convenir pour figurer un sol, mais évoquant aussi toutes espèces de textures indéterminées, voire des galaxies ou des nébuleuses» (Jean Dubuffet, 1958, in Jean Dubuffet, peintures, sculptures, dessins, Rétrospective, Fondation Maeght, 1985, p.78).
Dans Célébration du sol, Jean Dubuffet parvient à «obtenir des nappes finement ouvragées donnant une impression de matière fourmillante, vivante et scintillante, susceptible de convenir pour figurer un sol, mais évoquant aussi toutes espèces de textures indéterminées, voire des galaxies ou des nébuleuses» (Jean Dubuffet, 1958, in Jean Dubuffet, peintures, sculptures, dessins, Rétrospective, Fondation Maeght, 1985, p.78).