Lot 188
  • 188

Jacques Villeglé

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jacques Villeglé
  • Théâtre de l'Ambigu
  • titled and dated avril 1972 on the reverse
  • poster décollage on canvas
  • 60.7 by 82 cm. 23 7/8 by 32 3/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris
The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008

Exhibited

Saint-Ouen, Espace 1789, Jacques Villeglé - Phantasmes Urbains, November 2005 - January 2006, n.p., illustrated in colour
London, The Mayor Gallery, Mimmo Rotella & Jacques Villeglé, September - December 2008

Literature

Sandrine Mariette, Valerie Villeglé et al., Jacques Villeglé: Catalogue Raisonné, CD-rom, Paris 2003

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is much brighter and more vibrant in the original. The catalogue illustration fails to convey the neon orange in the original. Condition: This work is in very good and original condition. All surface irregularities are likely to be original.
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