Lot 49
  • 49

Pierre Roy

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description

  • Pierre Roy
  • Coquillages, avant l'orage
  • signed P.R. (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 24.5 x 41.1 cm ; 9 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.

Provenance

Madame Pomanet, Paris
Sale : Yann Le Mouel, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 28th November 2008, lot 34
Acquired at the above sale

Exhibited

New York, Brummer Gallery, Pierre Roy, 1933, no. 18
Saint-Louis (Alsace), Espace Contemporain Fernet-Branca, Chassé-croisé Dada-Surréaliste 1916-1969, 2012, no. 7

Literature

Georges Sebbag, Memorabilia, Dada & Surréalisme 1916-1970, Paris, 2010, illustrated p. 257

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There is some abrasion to the edges. Under UV light, scattered zones of retouching fluoresce across the sky. Otherwise this work is in good condition.
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