Georges Mathieu Untitled

Georges Mathieu
1921 - 2012
Untitled

signed and dated 57
oil on canvas
81 x 129 cm ; 31⅞x 50 ¹³⁄₁₆ in.
Executed in 1957.

The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Georges Mathieu.
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Georges Mathieu
1921 - 2012
Sans titre

signé et daté 57
huile sur toile
81 x 129 cm ; 31⅞x 50 ¹³⁄₁₆ in.
Exécuté en 1957.

L'oeuvre est accompagnée d'un certificat d'authenticité du Comité Georges Mathieu.

Condition Report:
The canvas is original and was not relined. The canvas is slightly loose. The paint impastos present a light layer of dust. Upon close inspection, several cracks are visible in the black impasto, with an associated uplift in the upper black impastos and a small loss of paint in the horizontal black impasto on the right. Further close inspection reveals a few underlying marks in the lower left quadrant. Ultra violet light inspection reveals historic inpaintings in the black impasto.

Provenance:
Collection Michel Lequesne, Paris (acquired directly from the artist in 1964)

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Collection Michel Lequesne, Paris(acquis auprès de l'artiste en 1964)