Ben Vautier Angoisse jalousie plaisir pouvoir, 1983

Ben
b. 1935
Angoisse jalousie plaisir pouvoir, 1983

signed (lower right) ; signed and dated 1984 (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
150,5 x 200,5 cm; 59¼ x 78 in.
Executed in 1984.

This work is registered in the Ben Vautier Archives under the number 1164 and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Ben Vautier currently being prepared by Eva Vautier.
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Ben
n. 1935
Angoisse jalousie plaisir pouvoir, 1983

signé (en bas à droite) ; signé et daté 1984 (au dos)
acrylique sur toile
150,5 x 200,5 cm ; 59¼ x 78 in.
Exécuté en 1984.

Cette œuvre est enregistrée dans les Archives Ben Vautier sous le numéro 1164 et sera incluse dans le futur catalogue raisonné de Ben Vautier en cours de préparation par Eva Vautier.

Condition Report:
There are some cracks in the thicker impasto associated with some tiny paint losses, particularly in the white paint. There is a former well repaired hole in the canvas in the upper right upper quadrant. There is some wear with associated tiny loss in the upper left corner. There are dots of retouching throughout the black pigment and traces of retouching in the red thicker impasto towards the upper edge of the composition. The work is in overall fair condition.

Provenance:
Private Collection, Brussels

Artcurial, Paris, 6 December 2005, lot 298

Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 4 April 2011, lot 98

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner