Lot 312
  • 312

Gérard Schlosser

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gérard Schlosser
  • J'ai Envie de Moules
  • signed and dated; signed on the stretcher; signed, titled and dated 1965 on the reverse
  • acrylic and sand on canvas

  • 113.5 by 145.5cm.
  • 44 3/4 by 57 1/4 in.

Provenance

Galerie Thierry Salvador, Paris
Sale: Sotheby's, Pop Around: The Collection Pierre Lescure, 27 May 2004, Lot 273
Acquired directly from the above

Literature

Alain Jouffroy, Gérard Schlosser, Paris 1993, p. 218, illustrated

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: There are intermittent hairline cracks along the painted extreme edges. There is a small spot of cracking towards the centre of the lower right hand quadrant with a small area of paint lifting. There are several drip marks running parallel to the lower edge. There is a short rub mark to the centre right of the lower edge.
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