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Mathieu Georges

Lot 123001631
Komposition, 1962
Brush and India ink drawing

22.2 x 30.5 in (56.5 x 77.5 cm)
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Lot 123001631
Komposition, 1962
Brush and India ink drawing
22.2 x 30.5 in (56.5 x 77.5 cm)
Estimate:
€ 12,000 - 15,000
Auction: 18 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Jul 15, 2024 03:20 PM
Auction number: 22
Auction name: Online Sale
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Lot Details
Brush and India ink drawing in red and black. Lower right signed and dated. Inscribed "G.M 5/12" on the reverse. On firm, slightly structured Arches wove paper (with watermark and blindstamp Wasserzeichen und Trockenstempel). 56.5 x 77.5 cm. , size of sheet. [AW].
- A beautiful example of how Mathieu incorporates chance as a stylistic device through the speed of the painting process. - The artist is concerned with an immediate, emotionally controlled and intuitive act of painting. - His gestural painting style was influenced by Hans Hartung and Wols, but also by Eastern calligraphy. - Georges Mathieu is the main representative of French Tachism.
Georges Mathieu, Gallerie dell'Ariete, Milan, 1962, p. 8 (illu.). Panorama di Pittura Contemporanea Straniera, Galleria d'Arte Sianesi, Milan, 1962, cat. no. 45
Studio Marcioni, Milan (with the typographically inscribed label on the reverse of the frame). Private collection Southern germany. Private collection Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above in 2013)
In good condition. Minimally unevenly discolored, center part of teh sheet and in places of the edges a bit more obvious. Edges minimally rubbed in places and with isolated pressure marks.
Lot Details
Brush and India ink drawing in red and black. Lower right signed and dated. Inscribed "G.M 5/12" on the reverse. On firm, slightly structured Arches wove paper (with watermark and blindstamp Wasserzeichen und Trockenstempel). 56.5 x 77.5 cm. , size of sheet. [AW].
- A beautiful example of how Mathieu incorporates chance as a stylistic device through the speed of the painting process. - The artist is concerned with an immediate, emotionally controlled and intuitive act of painting. - His gestural painting style was influenced by Hans Hartung and Wols, but also by Eastern calligraphy. - Georges Mathieu is the main representative of French Tachism.
Georges Mathieu, Gallerie dell'Ariete, Milan, 1962, p. 8 (illu.). Panorama di Pittura Contemporanea Straniera, Galleria d'Arte Sianesi, Milan, 1962, cat. no. 45
Studio Marcioni, Milan (with the typographically inscribed label on the reverse of the frame). Private collection Southern germany. Private collection Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above in 2013)
In good condition. Minimally unevenly discolored, center part of teh sheet and in places of the edges a bit more obvious. Edges minimally rubbed in places and with isolated pressure marks.
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