Lot 301
  • 301

FRANÇOISE GILOT | Being There

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Françoise Gilot
  • Being There
  • signed F Gilot and dated 84 (lower left); titled (lower right)
  • chalk, pen and ink and gouache on paper 
  • 57.3 by 76.5 cm., 22 1/2 by 29 7/8 in.
  • Executed in 1984.

Provenance

Private Collection, Netherlands
Thence by descent to the present owner in 2017

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is not hinged, and sandwiched in the mount. The edges are deckled. The sheet is gently undulating, consistent with the artist's application of medium. This work is in very good overall condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Françoise Gilot and it is registered in the artist’s archives under number G.2597.