Lot 129
  • 129

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Friedensreich Hundertwasser
  • L'Accord Sous la Loupe Der Akkord Unter Der Lupe (The Chord Under the Loupe)
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  • oil and watercolour on paper laid on canvas
  • 43 by 64.3 cm. 16 7/8 by 25 1/4 in.
  • Executed in 1958.

Provenance

Galerie Hélène Kamer, Paris
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sotheby's, London, 27 June 1996, Lot 172
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Hélène Kamer, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, 1958

Literature

Hundertwasser Vollstandiger Oeuvre-Katalog, Hannover 1964, p. 165, no. 352
Andrea Christa Furst, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, vol. II, Cologne 2002, p. 354, no. 352, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is brighter, more vibrant and contains fewer magenta undertones in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet has been laid down on canvas. Visible only when examined out of its frame is some frame rubbing with a few associated specks of loss in places. Close inspection reveals a few very thin, hairline cracks with associated light flaking in places. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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