Lot 76
  • 76

Françoise Gilot

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Françoise Gilot
  • Poésie
  • signed F. Gilot (lower right), dedicated pour Maître Goëau-Brissonniere avec mes sentiments très cordiaux Déc 54 F. Gilot (on the reverse)
  • oil pastel on paper
  • 50.5 x 65 cm ; 19 7/8 x 25 5/8 in.

Provenance

Maître Goëau-Brissonniere (gift from the artist)
Private Collection, France

Condition

Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, floating in the mount, fixed at several points along the edges. The edges are uneven with some associated minor nicks and there are artists pinholes in the upper corners. The sheet is slightly wavy with some buckling and minor creasing. There is a faint line of discoloration running parallel to the upper edge. Otherwise this work is in overall good original condition.
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