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Leon Tutundjian
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Leon Tutundjian
- Black and Red Lines
- signed L.H. Tutundjian lower right; signed on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 50 by 61cm., 19 1/2 by 24in.
Provenance
Sale: Laurin-Guilloux-Buffetaud-Tailleur, Paris, 28 November 1983, lot 81
Galerie Gorky Basmadjian, Paris
Galerie Gorky Basmadjian, Paris
Exhibited
Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery and Leningrad, State Hermitage Museum, Vystavka khudozhestvennykh proizvedenii xvi-xx vekov iz sobraniya G. Basmadzhyana, 1988
Bochum, Kunstmuseum Bochum, Armenien, 1995, no. 316, illustrated in the catalogue
Bochum, Kunstmuseum Bochum, Armenien, 1995, no. 316, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Thierry Breton, La Dimension invisible. Le défi du temps et de l'information, Paris, 1991, illustrated on the cover
Gladys C. Fabre, Tutundjian, Paris, 1994, p. 72, no. 60, illustrated
Gladys C. Fabre, Tutundjian, Paris, 1994, p. 72, no. 60, illustrated
Condition
Original canvas. There are frame abrasions along the edges. There is craquelure throughout the composition. Some of the cracks are raised, but appear stable at present. There is a small indent in the lower left along the inner frame border. Inspection under UV light does not reveal any apparent signs of retouching. Held in a gold painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
"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
Black and Red Lines dates to circa 1928, the year Tutundjian first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants. As Gladys Fabre notes in her monograph, 1928-1930 was the period which truly marked his emergence within the context of the international avant-garde movement. As his contemporary Jean Hélion recalled: 'In 1929 at the Galerie May, rue Bonaparte, a show of [Tutundjian's] pictures composed of thin lines and spheres made a violent impression on the small world of people tormented by a new form of art. His work was like nothing one had seen here before. I can testify to the admiration he aroused then among artists who have since become famous' (Jean Hélion, 'Art concret 1930: Four Painters and a Magazine', Art and Literature, Lausanne, no. 11, 1967).