Stern Pissarro Gallery 66 St. James's Street, London SW1A 1NE, UK
CONTEMPORARY OCTOBER A Selection of 20th and 21st Century Works from the Gallery Collection
8 - 29 October 2014
AUGUSTE HERBIN (1882 - 1960) Composition 1937 Oil on canvas 146 x 97 cm (57 ½ x 38 ¼ inches) Signed and dated lower right herbin 37
Provenance Private collection, Switzerland Exhibited Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Herbin, 1956, no. 20 Literature Geneviève Claisse, Herbin: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1993, p. 409, no. 732 (illustrated)
AUGUSTE HERBIN (1882 - 1960) Composition Oil on canvas 130.1 x 59.7 cm (51 ¼ x 23 ½ inches) Signed lower right Herbin Dated Février 1930 on the stretcher
Provenance Galerie de l'Effort Moderne (Léonce Roseberg), Paris Karl Ströher, Darmstadt Thence by descent (and sold: Sotheby's, London, December 8, 1999, lot 279) Acquired at the above sale Exhibited Hanover, Kestner Gesellschaft, Auguste Herbin, 1967, no. 66 Dusseldorf, Kunsthalle, Auguste Herbin, Rétrospective, 1967-68, no. 63 Literature Geneviève Claisse, Herbin, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Peint, Paris, 1993, no. 667, illustrated p. 397
MARINO MARINI (1901-1980) Giocolieri e Cavallo Gouache on paper mounted on canvas 63 x 43 cm (24 ž x 16 ⅞ inches) Signed and dated lower right 1953
Provenance Estate of Marian Crown, New York Private European collection Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Fondazione Marino Marini, dated January 13, 2012, numbered 638
VICTOR VASARELY (1906-1997) Laika Gouache and tempera on cardboard 40 x 32 cm (16 x 12 ½ inches) Signed and dated 1956 lower centre Inscribed P24 on the reverse
Provenance Imre Pan Mezei, Budapest, c. 1963 Private Collection, Toronto Private European collection Literature Werner Spies, Vasarely, 1969, p. 13 (a similar work entitled Laika II illustrated, p. 41) Pierre Vasarely has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work
VICTOR VASARELY (1906-1997) Cyclon Acrylic on canvas 52 x 51 cm (20 ½ x 20 ⅛ inches) Signed lower right Inscribed, numbered and dated 1984 on the reverse
Provenance Galleria Centro Steccata, Parme, Italy Private collection, Italy Private European collection Certificate of authenticity is available
SERGE POLIAKOFF (1900-1969) Composition in red, yellow, blue, green and gray model for fabric Gouache on paper 65 x 50 cm (25 ½ x 20 ⅝ inches) Signed and numbered lower right 26950 Executed 1946
JEAN-MICHEL ATLAN (1913-1960) Sans Titre Oil on canvas 116 x 73 cm (45 ⅝ x 28 ¾ inches) Signed lower right Atlan Executed 1958
Provenance Private Collection, Lille Literature Jacques Pollieri, Atlan, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre Complet, Paris, 1996,no. 599, p. 332
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985) Fruits de Feu du Sol Oil and collage on paper, laid on canvas 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 inches) Signed and dated lower left J. Dubuffet 59
Provenance Galerie de France, Paris Galerie Knoedler, Paris Collection of Docter et Madame Milton Ratner, Chicago The David and Alfred Smart Gallery, Chicago Private Collection, France Exhibited Chicago, University of Chicago, Smart Gallery; Saint Louis, Missouri, Washington University Gallery, Jean Dubuffet, Forty Years of his Art, 1985 (illustrated in exhibition catalogue p. 70) Paris, Galerie de France - Galerie Baudoin-Lebon, Dubuffet, Sols et Terrain, 1956-1960, January-Mars 1988 (illustrated in exhibition catalogue p. 68) FRAC Auvergne, Jean Dubuffet, Alexandre Viallat: Les Années d'une Amitié, 1953-1971, June-September 1991, no.5 (illustrated in exhibition catalogue) Literature M. Loreau, Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet, fascicule XIV: Célébration du Sol II, Texturologies, Topographies, Lausanne, 1970, No. 181 (illustrated p. 112) M. Loreau, Jean Dubuffet, Délits, Déportements,Llieux du Haut Jeu, Lausanne, 1971, p. 277
ANDRÉ LANSKOY (1902-1976) Les flammes en Norvège Oil on canvas 73 x 100 cm (28 ¾ x 39 ⅜ inches) Inscribed and dated 1960 on reverse
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from André Schoeller dated 15 February 1973
JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE (1923-2002) Antibes Oil on canvas 119.3 x 91.4 cm (47 x 36 inches) Signed and dated lower right Riopelle 66 Inscribed and dated on the reverse Riopelle 66 Antibes
SERGE CHARCHOUNE (1888-1975) Ninth Symphonie de Beethoven Oil on canvas 41 x 24 cm (16 ⅛ x 9 ½ inches) Signed and dated lower right Charchoune 59
Literature Pierre Guenegan, Charchoune, Catalogue Raisonné Vol.IV, 1951-1960, Lanwell & Leeds Ltd. 2011, p.213, no.1959/018 This work is accompanied by a certificate from Pierre Guenegan numbered 256/2011 and dated 26 Avril 2011
SERGE CHARCHOUNE (1888-1975) Composition Inspirée par le Credo de la Messe en C Mineur de Bach Oil on canvas 116 x 73 cm (45 ⅝ x 28 ¾ inches) Signed and dated lower right Charchoune 1959
Literature Pierre Gunegan, Charchoune, Catalogue Raisonné, Vol.IV, 1951-1960, Lanwell & Leeds Ltd. 2011, p.208, no. 1958/012 This work is accompained by a certificate from Pierre Guénégan dated 17th September 2010
IGAEL TUMARKIN (b. 1933) Untitled Mixed media on board 152 x 63 cm (59 ⅞ x 24 ¾ inches Signed and dated lower left Tumarkin 65
PAUL JENKINS (1923-2012) Phenomena Winter Harth Oil and sand on canvas 66 x 122 cm (26 x 31 â…ž inches) Inscribed and dated 1978 on the reverse
PAUL JENKINS (1923-2012) Phenomena A Certain Function Held Acrylic on canvas 100 x 81 cm (39 ⅜ x 31 ⅞ inches) Signed lower left Paul Jenkins Inscribed and dated 1989 on the reverse
A.R. PENCK (1923-2012) The Right Point Mixed media on canvas 96 x 78.2 cm (37 ⅜ x 30 ¾ inches) Signed lower left, A.R. Penck Inscribed and dated on the upper overlay 1993 The Right Point a.r. penck
ANDRÉ MASSON (1896-1987) Chute du Reveur (Suite des Entrevisions) Oil on canvas 100 x 73 cm (39 ⅜ x 28 ¾ inches) Signed lower right, Masson Inscribed and dated 1973 on the reverse
Exhibited: Parma, Palazzetto Eucherio Sanvitale, André Masson Opere dal 1925 al 1974, no. 65 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Diego Masson on behalf of le Comité André Masson dated 21 Novembre 2012
GLENN BROWN (b. 1966) Dead Relatives oil on canvas laid on board 57.8 x 47.6 cm (22他 x 18他 inches) Inscribed and dated Glenn Brown 1995 on the reverse
Provenance Haunch of Venison, London Gagosian Gallery, London Private collection, Dallas (acquired from the above) Exhibited London, Haunch of Venison, Must I Paint You a Picture?, 2004-05
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) La Noche Gouache on paper 57 x 77 cm (22 ½ x 30 â…œ inches) Signed and dated lower right Calder 74
Provenance Galerie Adrien Maeght Private Collection, Paris This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under registration Number A25116
CLAUDE VENARD (1913-1999) Tour d'Eiffel Oil on canvas 117 x 89 cm (46 ⅛ x 35 inches) Signed lower right C.VENARD
ARMAN (1928-2005) Untitled Acrylic and sliced guitar on canvas laid on board 102 x 102 cm (40 3/16 x 40 3/16 inches) Signed on the turnover edge Executed in 2003
Provenance Private Collection, USA This work is recorded in the Arman Studio Archives, New York under number APA# 8021.03.074
ZADOK BEN-DAVID (b. 1949) Broken Expectation (from the series 'Innerscape') Lacquered aluminium 29.5 x 29.5 cm (11 ⅝ x 11 ⅝ inches) Executed 1998
Provenance Galerie Albrecht, Munich Collection Piet and Ida Sanders
ZHANG DALI (b. 1963) AK-47 Acrylic on vinyl 100 x 80 cm (39⅝ x 31½ inches) Signed on the reverse Executed 2011
ZHANG DALI (b. 1963) AK-47 Acrylic on vinyl 100 x 80 cm (39⅝ x 31½ inches) Signed on the reverse Executed 2011
DAMIEN HIRST (b. 1965) Beautiful Cannibalistic Electofetish Fighting in the Lava Beds Who Got My Eyeball? Butterflies and acrylic on paper Diameter: 71.1 cm (28 inches) Signed lower centre Executed 2008
Provenance Private Collection, London This work has been authenticated by the Hirst Authentication Committee, London
LÉLIA PISSARRO (b. 1963) Humility Acrylic and diamond dust on canvas 120 x 100 cm (47 ¼ x 39 ⅜ inches) Signed, inscribed and dated 2007 on the reverse
LÉLIA PISSARRO (b. 1963) A Dear Friend, an Angel Oil and silver leaves on canvas 120 x 100 cm (47 ¼ x 39 ⅜ inches) Signed on the reverse Executed 2013
LÉLIA PISSARRO (b. 1963) Mysterious and Sexy Acrylic, oil and resin on canvas 146 x 114 cm (57 ½ x 44 ⅞ inches) Signed Executed 2009
LYORA PISSARRO (b. 1991) In the System We Trust Acrylic and diamond dust 60 x 50 cm (23 ⅝ x 19 ⅝ inches) Signed lower right Lyora Pissaro Inscribed and dated 2014 on the reverse
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