Victor Brauner La Clef blanche
Property from The Maharam Family Collection
Victor Brauner
1903 - 1966
La Clef blanche
signed with the initials V.B. and dated IV. 1958 (lower right)
encaustic and collage on panel
22 ⅜ by 30 ⅛ in.
56.8 by 76.5 cm.
Executed in April 1958.
Samy Kinge has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Condition Report:
Executed on plywood panel. Panel is sound. Minor surface dirt. One faint 5-inch scratch to the surface in center of lower right quadrant. Hairline craquelure to the surface of the encaustic at the outer margins of the composition, most notably at the extreme edges. A few tiny nicks to the extreme edges of the paper underneath the encaustic. Under UV light: a few strokes of possible inpainting to address the aforementioned scratch; a few other areas fluoresce unevenly due to the application of the artist's chosen media. The work is in good condition.
Provenance:
Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Galerie Kaare Berntsen, Oslo
R.S. Johnson International Gallery, Chicago
Hôtel des Ventes d'Enghien, Enghien-les-Bains, 24 March 1984, lot 72
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, New York, 8 May 2008, lot 358 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Bid on this lot
Property from The Maharam Family Collection
Victor Brauner
1903 - 1966
La Clef blanche
signed with the initials V.B. and dated IV. 1958 (lower right)
encaustic and collage on panel
22 ⅜ by 30 ⅛ in.
56.8 by 76.5 cm.
Executed in April 1958.
Samy Kinge has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Condition Report:
Executed on plywood panel. Panel is sound. Minor surface dirt. One faint 5-inch scratch to the surface in center of lower right quadrant. Hairline craquelure to the surface of the encaustic at the outer margins of the composition, most notably at the extreme edges. A few tiny nicks to the extreme edges of the paper underneath the encaustic. Under UV light: a few strokes of possible inpainting to address the aforementioned scratch; a few other areas fluoresce unevenly due to the application of the artist's chosen media. The work is in good condition.
Provenance:
Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Galerie Kaare Berntsen, Oslo
R.S. Johnson International Gallery, Chicago
Hôtel des Ventes d'Enghien, Enghien-les-Bains, 24 March 1984, lot 72
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, New York, 8 May 2008, lot 358 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
