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VICTOR BRAUNER(1903-1966) & ROBERTO MATTA (1911-2002)Personnages (à Simone Rasmussen) (recto); Composition (verso)
20 April 2023, 16:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £6,375 inc. premium
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VICTOR BRAUNER (1903-1966) & ROBERTO MATTA (1911-2002)
Personnages (à Simone Rasmussen) (recto); Composition (verso)
signed, inscribed and dated 'à Simone Rasmussen pour sa précieuse amitié Victor Brauner 1. 1. 1958' (centre right); signed and inscribed 'p.c.q. sur cette pierre nous allons battre notre... Matta' (on the reverse)
watercolour, pen and India ink and pencil on paper (recto); wax crayon and pencil on paper (verso)
17.5 x 47.2cm (6 7/8 x 18 9/16in).
Executed on 1 January 1958 (recto)
signed, inscribed and dated 'à Simone Rasmussen pour sa précieuse amitié Victor Brauner 1. 1. 1958' (centre right); signed and inscribed 'p.c.q. sur cette pierre nous allons battre notre... Matta' (on the reverse)
watercolour, pen and India ink and pencil on paper (recto); wax crayon and pencil on paper (verso)
17.5 x 47.2cm (6 7/8 x 18 9/16in).
Executed on 1 January 1958 (recto)
Footnotes
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Samy Kinge, with regards to the artistic input of Victor Brauner. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Matta Archives, with regards to the artistic input of Roberto Matta.
Provenance
Simone Rasmussen Collection, Paris (acquired directly from the artists).
Geneviève & Jean-Paul Kahn Collection, France; their sale, Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 7 November 2019, lot 278 (sold as part of the 'Album amicorum de Simone Rasmussen').
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.