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FOREWORD Opera Gallery Seoul is pleased to celebrate its 4 th anniversary of grand opening in November. It launched in 2007 with the works of such modern and contemporary Masters as Chagall, Picasso and Botero, and the gallery allows the public to experience timeless masterpieces, many of which would otherwise remain hidden from view behind the walls of art museums and galleries.

The Seoul branch is the 8 th gallery of the international Opera Gallery network and has shown the latest, freshest, and boldest in modern and contemporary art through outstanding exhibitions, all while introducing to the world the work of Korean artists which have recently attracted international attention.

Also, Opera Gallery Seoul has shown its reach through such endeavors as the Academy program, which was started in 2009 to foster refinement through art education, through external exhibitions at the annual World Knowledge Forum, held at Walker Hill, and through the Chungnam Dangjin Golf Club, an exhibition with Cartier Maison as well as art consulting, in addition to the exhibition work within the gallery, and has most satisfactorily demonstrated its capacity to embrace all these aspects.

This latest exhibition will show timeless pieces from modern and contemporary art history, ranging from works from Monet, Chagall, Picasso and Dufy from the early 20 th century to later contemporary art by Warhol and Wesselmann; this exhibition is an opportunity to prove not only Opera Gallery Seoul’s capacity in the global network, but also its passion and commitment for the art.

We are grateful for your continuing interest and support on our behalf and will endeavor to be worthy of such benevolence. We sincerely hope that you continue to bestow upon us such trust, as well as constructive criticism.

Thank you.

Gilles Dyan Founder and Chairman of Opera Gallery Group Expert registered with the European Chamber of Expert - Advisors on Fine Art Gee Chan Kwon Chairman Opera Gallery Seoul Chairman Wearfun International Group Bella Jung General Manager Opera Gallery Seoul

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Claude MOnEt (1840-1926)

La Rivière Signed “Claude Monet” (lower right corner) Oil on canvas 54 x 73 cm - 21.3 x 28.7 in.

Provenance Michel Monet, Giverny André Barbier, Paris Sale: Drouot, Paris, March 17, 1981, No. 56 Sale: Nouveau Drouot, Paris, Nov. 25, 1982, No. 85 Aska International, Tokyo Private, Tokyo

Literature Daniel Wildenstein, Claude Monet. Biographie et Catalogue raisonné, La Bibliothèque des Arts, Lausanne - Paris,1974, vol. I, pp. 416 - 417, No. 703, ill.

Daniel Wildenstein, Monet : Vie et œuvre, La Bibliothèque des Arts, Lausanne, 1991, vol. V, p.39

Certificate The Wildenstein Foundation has confirmed the authenticity of this work under the reference No. 89.06.16/563/W703

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Pierre BOnnARD (1867-1947)

Dans la rue, deux figures, circa 1906 Signed “Bonnard” (lower left corner) Oil on cradled panel 38,1 x 45,7 cm - 15 x 18 in.

Provenance Estate of the artist Mlles Bowers, Paris Victor Waddington, London Mr. and Mrs. Peter O’Toole, Great Britain (acquired from the above, 1970) Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 28 June 1988, lot 38 Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York (1989) Acquired by the previous owner (circa 1990s)

Exhibited Musée Cantini, Bonnard, Marseille, May - June 1967, No. 7, ill.

Victor Waddington, Bonnard, London, June - July 1970, No. 6, ill. in colour

Literature Y. Le Pichon, Bonnard, “Elle”, 9 April 1967, pp. 140-141, ill. in colour J. and H. Dauberville, Bonnard, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, Paris, 1974, vol. IV, p. 251, No. 01895, ill. in colour

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Pierre BOnnARD (1867-1947)

Vétheuil, 1902 Signed “Bonnard” (lower left corner) Oil on canvas 54 x 80 cm - 21.3 x 31.5 in.

Provenance André Schoeller, Paris Raphaël Gérard, Paris (acquired from the above in 1948) Nigel Esmond Recordo Sale: Sotheby’s, London, June 28, 1961, lot 130 W. Ryan (acquired at the above sale), Arthur Tooth & Son, London O’Hana Gallery, London Private collection, London

Exhibited Boymans Van Beuningen Museum, Le Paysage français de Cézanne à nos jours, Rotterdam, 1964

Literature This work will be included in the second supplement of the Bonnard Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Dauberville

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Auguste RODIn (1840-1917)

Eternal idol Signed “A. Rodin” (lower base), engraved and stamped “Bronze Masters Int. V/XXV” (lower base right above bottom) Bronze, edition of 25 74 x 59 x 41 cm - 29.1 x 23.2 x 16.1 in.

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Georges BRAQUE (1882-1963)

nature morte Signed “G Braque� (lower right) Oil, gouache and sand on paper laid on canvas 24,4 x 35,2 cm - 9.6 x 13.9 in.

Provenance Roger Hauert, Paris (gift from the artist)

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Raoul DUFY (1877-1953)

Marine, circa 1922 Signed “Raoul Dufy” (lower right corner) Watercolour on paper 48,3 x 64,8 cm - 19 x 25.5 in.

Literature Fanny Guillon- Laffaille, supplement to Catalogue raisonné des Aquarelles, Gouaches et Pastels de Raoul Dufy, Editions Louis Carré & Cie, Paris

Certificate Fanny Guillon- Laffaille has confirmed the authenticity of this work under the reference number No. A82-281

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Raoul DUFY (1877-1953)

Untitled, circa 1930 Signed “Raoul Dufy” (lower right) Oil on board 20 x 71,1 cm - 7.9 x 28 in.

Provenance Leo Durocher collection Laraine Day collection

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Raoul DUFY (1877-1953)

Le petit wagon, 1905 Signed “R. Dufy” (lower right corner) Oil on canvas 40,6 x 32,1 cm - 16 x 12.6 in.

Provenance Private collection, Great Britain (by 1976) Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York Acquired from the above by the late owner (1985)

Exhibited Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, The “Wild Beasts”, Fauvism and its affinities, March - Oct.1976, p. 66, ill. p. 65 (titled The Railway Wagon)

Literature Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, Editions Motte, Geneva, 1977, vol. IV, pp. 304 and 340, No.1796, ill. in colour p. 304

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Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955)

L’Équipe au repos, 1950 Signed “F.L.” (lower right corner), countersigned with initials, titled and inscribed “F.L. L’équipe au repos, No. 435 bis” (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 33 x 55 cm - 13 x 21.7 in.

Provenance Estate of the artist Nadia Léger Paul Baisette, Paris

Literature Georges Bauquier, Fernand Léger, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, 1949 - 1951, Editions Maeght, Paris, 2003, p. 66, No. 1354, ill. in colour

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Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955)

Je crois, 1952 Signed “F.L.” twice (lower right) and numbered “G.161-8” (on the reverse) Gouache on paper 74 x 104 cm - 29.1 x 40.9 in.

Certificate The Vivre dans le Vrai - Association des amis de Fernand Léger has confirmed the authenticity of this work under the reference No. G.161-8, titled “maquette d’exécution” (1953 - 1954) of one of the stained glass of the Courfaivre church cycle, supervised by the artist in his studio

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Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973)

Broc et verre, 16-17 April, 1959 Signed “Picasso” (upper right corner), dated and numbered “V.16.17.4.59.I” (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 92 x 73 cm - 36.2 x 28.7 in.

Provenance Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, No. 11 (1962) Galleria Seno, Milan, No. 11 Acquired from the above by the late owner (1980)

Exhibited Sala Gaspar, Barcelona, 1960 Galerie Louise Leiris, Picasso, Peintures (Vauvenargues 1959 -1961), Paris, 1962, No. 11

Literature Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 18 : œuvres de 1958 -1959, Editions Cahiers d’Art, Paris, 1967, No. 442, ill. p. 130 The Picasso Project, Picasso’s Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture: The Fifties II 1956 -1959, San Francisco, 2000, No. 59 - 136, ill. p. 315

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Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973)

Le Cheval renversé, 18 December 1959 Signed and dated “Picasso 18.12.59” (upper right corner) Brush and ink on joined card 26,2 x 31,5 cm - 10.3 x 12.4 in.

Provenance Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris Acquired from the above by the later Ernst Beyeler (1961)

Exhibited Galerie Beyeler, Picasso, Werke von 1932 - 1965, Basel, Feb. - April 1967, No. 39 Kunstverein, Picasso, 150 Handzeichnungen aus 7 Jahrzehnten, Frankfurt, May - July 1965, No. 127

Literature Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 19 : œuvres de 1959 à 1961, Editions Cahiers d’Art, Paris, 1968, No. 81, ill. pl. 19 The Picasso Project, Picasso’s Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture: The Fifties II, 1956 - 1959, San Francisco, 2000, No. 59 - 329, ill. p. 369

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Alexander CALDER (1898-1976)

Arrangements in orange and black, 1962 Signed and dated “Calder 62” (lower right corner) Gouache on paper 68,6 x 102,2 cm - 27 x 40.2 in.

Provenance Perls Gallery, New York Private collection, Tougaloo, Mississippi Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, Oct. 5, 1989, lot 66 Private collection, Evanston Joann Perse Gallery, St. Louis Acquired by the previous owner from the above

Certificate This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under the reference No. A08568

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Alexander CALDER (1898-1976)

Untitled, 1953 Signed and dated “Calder 53” (lower right corner) Gouache on paper 107,3 x 73,7 cm - 42.2 x 29 in.

Provenance Nicholas Guppy, London (acquired directly from the artist) Sale: Christie’s, London, Feb. 22, 1990, lot 398 Galerie Charles Kriwin, Brussels Galerie Elisabeth Franck, Knokke-le-Zoute Galerie Coppens, Brussels Florizoone Fine Art, Nieuwpoort Acquired by the previous owner from the above

Exhibited Château Grimaldi, Musée Picasso, Gouaches - Dessins - Mobiles de Calder, Antibes, Aug. - Oct. 1956

Certificate This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under the reference No. A11212

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Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985)

Le Couple allongé, 1982 Signed “Marc Chagall” (lower left corner) Tempera on masonite 27,2 x 35,2 cm - 10.7 x 13.9 in.

Certificate The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985)

Portrait aux fruits, circa 1957 Signed “Marc Chagall” (lower right corner) Pastel, brush, India ink and pencil on paper 41,4 x 29,2 cm - 16.3 x 11.5 in.

Provenance The artist’s estate Acquired as a gift from the above by the present owner

Certificate The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985)

L’Âne bleu, circa 1978 Signed “Marc Chagall” (lower right corner) Oil, acrylic, tempera, pen and ink on canvas board 41,3 x 33,3 cm - 16.3 x 13.1 in.

Provenance Marisa del Re Gallery, Inc., New York Acquired from the above (1994)

Certificate The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Karel APPEL (1921-2006)

Composition, 1978 Signed and dated “appel 78” (lower left corner) Acrylic on paper 56 x 76 cm - 22 x 29.9 in.

Provenance Galerie Sonnet Gunnar Bergström, Stockholm

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Joan MIRÓ (1893-1983)

Oiseaux dans l’espace, 29 January 1960 Signed with the initial “M” (lower left), signed, dated and inscribed “MIRÓ 29/1/60 oiseaux dans l’espace” (on the reverse) Oil, gouache, charcoal and pastel on paper 50 x 65 cm - 19.7 x 25.6 in.

Provenance Galerie Beyeler, Basel (No. 7398) Acquired from the above by the present owner (early 1980s)

Certificate Jacques Dupin has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Joan MIRÓ (1893-1983)

tête, 27 February 1974 Signed, titled and dated “Miró. 27/I I /74. Tête” (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 73 x 92 cm - 28.7 x 36.2 in.

Provenance Galerie Maeght, Paris Sutton Manor Arts Center, England Waddington Galleries Ltd., London (No. B11493) Galerie Urban, Paris Anon. sale: Christie’s, New York, May 14, 1999, lot 613 Acquired by the present owner (2003)

Exhibited Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Joan Miró, Paris, May - Oct. 1974, No. 202, ill. p. 145 Waddington Galleries Ltd., Groups IV, London, Feb. 1981, ill.

Literature Jacques Dupin, Joan Miró: Catalogue raisonné. Paintings, vol. V, 1969-1975, Paris, 2003, No. 1583, ill. pp. 192 – 1974

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Georges MAtHIEU (1921- )

Zenas, 1971 Signed and dated “Mathieu 71� (lower right), countersigned (on the reverse) Mixed media and collages on cardboard 50 x 65 cm - 19.7 x 25.6 in.

Exhibited Galerie Suzanne Egloff, Basel, No. 22 Galerie Tallien, St. Tropez, 10972, No.16

Certificate Laurence Izerne has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Victor VASARELY (1906-1997)

Lattos, 1987 Signed “Vasarely” (lower centre), countersigned, titled and dated “Lattos, 61 x 61 1987 Vasarely” (on the reverse) Acrylic on board 61 x 61 cm - 24 x 24 in.

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Robert InDIAnA (1928- )

nine, 1980 -2001 Polychrome aluminium, edition of 6 + 2 AP 198,1 x 188 x 96,5 cm - 78 x 74 x 38 in.

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Andy WARHOL (1928-1987)

Mao, 1972 Signed in ballpoint pen and numbered with a rubber stamp (on the reverse) Portfolio of ten screenprints on Beckett High White paper, edition of 250 + 50 AP Printer: Styria Studio, Inc., New York Publisher: Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York 91,4 x 91,4 cm - 36 x 36 in.

Literature Feldman and Schellman, Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue raisonnĂŠ 1962 - 1987, Italy, 2003, Ed. 4, p. 83, pl. II.96

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Andy WARHOL (1928-1987)

Love, 1983 Signed and numbered in pencil “Andy Warhol” (lower left corner) Portfolio of 3 screenprints on Rives BFK paper, edition of 100 + 10 AP + 2 PP + 5 EP + 7 HC Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith, New York; Ryoichi Ishida, Tokyo, Japan Publisher: Form K.K., Tokyo, Japan 66 x 49,8 cm - 26 x 19.7 in.

Literature Feldman and Schellman, Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue raisonné 1962 - 1987, Italy, 2003, Ed. 4, p. 134, pl. II.311

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tom WESSELMAnn (1931-2004)

Bedroom face with orange, 1987 Signed, dated and numbered “Wesselmann 87 81/100” (lower right corner) Silkscreen on woven paper, edition of 100 149 x 164,5 cm – 58.7 x 64.8 in.

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tom WESSELMAnn (1931-2004)

Still life with fruit and goldfish, 1987 Signed, titled and dated “87� and inscribed (on the reverse) Enamel on laser-cut steel 132,1 x 195,6 cm - 52 x 77 in.

Provenance Sidney Janis Gallery, New York Knoedler Gallery, New York Private collection, Palm Beach Irving Galleries, Palm Beach Acquired by the present owner from the above (1992)

Exhibited Sidney Janis Gallery, Cut - Out Metal Paintings by Tom Wesselmann, New York, April - May 1987, ill. in colour

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niki de SAInt-PHALLE (1930-2002)

Flower vase, 2000 Engraved “A-2008-1”, signed and numbered “Niki de Saint Phalle 11/20” on bronze plate (on the bottom) Painted polyester, edition of 20 33 x 25 x 22 cm - 13 x 9.8 x 8.7 in.

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niki de SAInt-PHALLE (1930-2002)

Labyrinth of love, 2000 Signed and numbered “6/8 Niki de Saint Phalle” (center side) Mixed media, edition of 8 52 x 43 x 45 cm - 20.5 x 16.9 x 17.7 in.

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Yves KLEIn (1928- 1962)

Globe terrestre bleu, 1957 Signed and numbered “243/300 Yves Klein” on paper (bottom) Pure pigment and synthetic resin on plaster, edition of 300 36 x 21,5 x 19,5 cm – 14.2 x 8.5 x 7.7 in.

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Keith HARInG (1958- 1990)

Roger in the flowers, 19 June 1987 Signed, titled and dated “June 19 1987” (on the reverse) Gouache, watercolour and ink on paper 35,6 x 50,2 cm – 14 x 19.8 in.

Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

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Keith HARInG (1958- 1990)

Untitled (AMF SOAP BOWL 85), 1984 Signed and dated “© K. HARING 84” (lower right) Felt tip pen and correction fluid on paper 25,4 x 28,6 cm – 10 x 11.3 in.

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Provenance Steven Kasher Gallery, New York Private collection, New York

Certificate The estate of Keith Haring has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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InDEX Claude MOnEt - La Rivière Pierre BOnnARD - Dans la rue, deux figures, ca. 1906 Pierre BOnnARD - Vétheuil, 1902 Auguste RODIn - Eternal idol Georges BRAQUE - nature morte Raoul DUFY - Marine, ca. 1922 Raoul DUFY - Untitled, ca. 1930 Raoul DUFY - Le petit wagon, 1905 Fernand LÉGER - L’Équipe au repos, 1950 Fernand LÉGER - Je crois, 1952 Pablo PICASSO - Broc et verre, 16-17 April, 1959 Pablo PICASSO - Le Cheval renversé, 18 December 1959 Alexander CALDER - Arrangements in orange and black, 1962 Alexander CALDER - Untitled, 1953 Marc CHAGALL - Le Couple allongé, 1982 Marc CHAGALL - Portraits aux fruits, ca. 1957 Marc CHAGALL - L’Âne bleu, ca. 1978 Karel APPEL - Composition, 1978 Joan MIRÓ - Oiseaux dans l’espace, 29 January 1960 Joan MIRÓ - tête, 27 February 1974 Georges MAtHIEU - Zenas, 1971 Victor VASARELY - Lattos, 1987 Robert InDIAnA - nine, 1980 - 2001 Andy WARHOL - Mao, 1972 Andy WARHOL - Love, 1983 tom WESSELMAnn - Bedroom face with orange, 1987 tom WESSELMAnn - Still life with fruit and goldfish, 1987 niki de SAInt- PHALLE - Flower vase, 2000 niki de SAInt- PHALLE - Labyrinth of love, 2000 Yves KLEIn - Globe terrestre bleu, 1957 Keith HARInG - Roger in the flowers, 19 June 1987 Keith HARInG - Untitled (AMF SOAP BOWL 85), 1984

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