20th Century Art / Middle East
20th Century Art / Middle East
Antoine Malliarakis Mayo
Le 15 Aout (15th of August)
Lot Closed
March 29, 03:19 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Antoine Malliarakis Mayo
1905 - 1990
Le 15 Aout (15th of August)
signed Mayo; signed, titled and dated Rome '74 on the reverse
oil on canvas
50 by 60 cm. 19¾ by 23½in.
framed: 53.5 by 65 cm. 21 by 25½in.
Collection of the Artist, Paris/Rome
Private Collection, Italy (acquired directly from the artist by the present owner)
Private Collection, Italy (acquired directly from the artist by the present owner)
Evelyne Yeatman-Eiffel, Mayo, Venice 2012, p. 273, illustrated
Mayo's Coups de Batons will be one of the masterpieces of the exhibition Surrealism Beyond Borders organized by Metropolitan Museum of Art (October 11, 2021- January 30, 2022) and Tate Modern (February 24, 2022 - August 29, 2022).