Racine du pré-vivant, Victor Brauner
Victor Brauner
1903 - 1966
Racine du pré-vivant
signed VICTOR BRAUNER and dated 1962. (lower right) and faintly signed VICTOR BRAUNER and dated 1962 (upside down, upper left)
oil on canvas
97.2 by 130.2cm., 38¼ by 51¼in.
Framed: 106 by 139cm., 41¾ by 54¾in.
Painted in 1962.
Condition Report:
The canvas is not lined. Inspection under UV light reveals a fine line and and a few specks of retouching to the right part of the upper edge and a few possible areas of retouching to the upper part of the extreme left edge. There is a small paint loss to the left of the red element. There are some fine lines of craquelure in places and a few scattered accretions. This work is in overall good condition.
Provenance:
André François Petit, Paris
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 4th December 1974, lot 78
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
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Victor Brauner
1903 - 1966
Racine du pré-vivant
signed VICTOR BRAUNER and dated 1962. (lower right) and faintly signed VICTOR BRAUNER and dated 1962 (upside down, upper left)
oil on canvas
97.2 by 130.2cm., 38¼ by 51¼in.
Framed: 106 by 139cm., 41¾ by 54¾in.
Painted in 1962.
Condition Report:
The canvas is not lined. Inspection under UV light reveals a fine line and and a few specks of retouching to the right part of the upper edge and a few possible areas of retouching to the upper part of the extreme left edge. There is a small paint loss to the left of the red element. There are some fine lines of craquelure in places and a few scattered accretions. This work is in overall good condition.
Provenance:
André François Petit, Paris
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 4th December 1974, lot 78
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner