Contemporary Art Online | New York
Contemporary Art Online | New York
Property from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold, Sold to Benefit the Arnhold Foundation
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October 2, 05:15 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Property from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold, Sold to Benefit the Arnhold Foundation
PIERRE ALECHINSKY
b.1927
DAME-OISELLE
signed; signed, titled and dated 1968 on the reverse
oil on paper mounted on canvas
Canvas: 45½ by 30 in. (115.6 by 76.2 cm.)
Framed: 46¼ by 30⅝ in. (115 by 77.7 cm.)
Lefebre Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New York
New York, Lefebre Gallery, The 12th Pierre Alechinsky exhibition in the United States, November 1968
Oiselle was the title given during the Middle Ages to a noble girl before her marriage to a damoiseau. Still utilized in modern French with the words Mademoiselle and Demoiselle, Alechinsky explores the depiction of the female subject with a lyrical style that recalls his involvement with the Cobra group and the influence of the Art Brut movement on his work.
