Lot 22
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VINCENT MICHÉA | Untitled Nº189

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Vincent Michéa
  • Untitled Nº189
  • signed and dated 2010 (lower right)
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 100 by 100cm., 39½ by 39½in.

Provenance

Jack Bell Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2013

Exhibited

London, Jack Bell Gallery, Vincent Michea: Before The Bigger Splash, 2012
London, Saatchi Gallery, Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America, 2014, cat. no. 70, illustrated in colour in the catalogue p. 113

Condition

The canvas is unlined and loose on its stretcher, evident with some ondulating in the corners. There are some minor dents in the canvas; one diagonal line in the top left corner measuring approx 6 cm, one in the lower left corner measuring approx 3 by 6 cm, and a few in the top centre each less than 3 cm long on a surface area spanning a width of approx 6 cm. On the woman's upper arm, there are some areas of minor cracking visible. Examination under UV light shows no evidence of retouch or repair.
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