ART on PAPER: 1920 to 2020
‘ART on PAPER: 1920 to 2020’ is an exhibition which brings together the finest modern and contemporary works on paper. With highlights by blue chip artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Chagall, Calder and Kusama, the selection covers a range of styles, moods and techniques, to provide an insight into the intimate world of paper.
Works on paper are celebrated for their delicacy and versatility. Often, they showcase a more raw and organic approach, providing viewers with a deeper understanding of the artist’s technique, away from the typically labour intensive, or overly refined, process of painting.
Offering an attractive access point, they provide collectors with the exciting opportunity of acquiring pieces by the most sought-after names internationally. Amongst the selection is a group of works by one of the most influential artists for the twentieth century, Marc Chagall. From a self-portrait to a still-life, the group is a splendid example of the deeply fantastical and personal imagery Chagall is so revered for today and captures the intimacy and allure of works on paper. Accompanying these will be a variety of contemporary pieces, such as an emblematic work by Anish Kapoor, previously featured in the 1991 ‘Anish Kapoor Drawings’ exhibition at the Tate Gallery.
PAUL SIGNAC (1863 - 1935)
Bourg-Saint-Andéol.LePont
Watercolour and graphite on paper
28.2 x 46.5 cm (11 ¹/₈ x 18 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Signac
Executed circa 1927
PAUL SIGNAC (1863 - 1935)
Concarneau
Watercolour and graphite on paper
27.8 x 43 cm (11 x 16 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed, titled and dated lower left, Concarneau 6 Juin 1929 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Marina Ferretti.
HENRY MOORE (1898 - 1986)
Teatime
Ballpoint pen, wax crayon, gouache, watercolour wash on T.H. Saunders
watercolour paper 14 x 13 cm (5 ¹/₂ x 5 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower left, Moore
Executed in 1981
Literature: Ann Garould edition, Henry Moore: Complete Drawings, Volume V, 1977-81, London, 1981, AG 81.10, HMF 81(39), p.162 (illustrated)
MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
Profildefemmeetmainaucoq
Gouache, watercolour, pastel, brush and India ink and inkwash on paper
76 x 56 cm (29 ⁷/₈ x 22 inches)
Signed lower right, MarcChagall
Executed in 1962
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall.
MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
Esquissepour“Commediadell’arte”
(pourlefoyerduthéâtredeFrancfort)
India ink, pen and pencil on paper
26.2 x 36.2 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 14 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed and dated upper right, 1958MarcChagall, signed again towards the centre, Marc
Inscribed centre left,Vence and centre right, Vitebsk
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall.
HENRI MATISSE (1869 - 1954)
Femme Couchée
Pencil on paper 32 x 51 cm (12 ³/₄ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed and dated lower right, Henri Matisse février 1928
Literature: Loeb & Krugier, MatisseDrawings, 1967, New York, no. 8
This work is accompanied by a letter from Georges Matisse and is numbered W084 in the Matisse Archives.
MARINO MARINI (1901 - 1980)
Cavallo e Cavaliere
Watercolour on paper
41.8 x 29.6 cm (16 ¹/₂ x 11 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed and dated lower right, Marino 1952
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Fondazione Marino Marini.
MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
Couplesurlechevaldansleciel
Gouache, India ink and charcoal on paper
62.5 x 46.7 cm (24 ⁵/₈ x 18 ³/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, MarcChagall
Executed in 1950-54
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall.
Human Radio
Ink on paper
22 x 15 cm (8 ⁵/₈ x 5 ⁷/₈ inches)
Executed in 1940
Drawing on the reverse
LUCIAN FREUD (1922 - 2011)MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
Jonas
Indian ink on paper
35.6 x 26.9 cm (14 x 10 ⅝ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower left, MarcChagall
Executed in 1958-59
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall.
MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
Repos du clown avec le bouc vert
Gouache, India ink and pastel on paper 61 x 48 cm (24 x 18 ⁷/₈ inches)
Stamped lower left, MarcChagall
Executed in November 1971, in Washington
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall.
MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
CélébrationducoupleàSaint-Paul
Gouache, pastel, graphite and coloured pencils on paper
52.8 x 33.5 cm (20 ³/₄ x 13 ¹/₄ inches)
Stamped lower right, MarcChagall
Executed circa 1977-1978
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall.
MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
Deuxprofilsvertsaucirque
Gouache, pastel, ink and collage on paper
50.9 x 32.8 cm (20 x 12 ⁷/₈ inches)
Stamped lower right, Chagall
Executed in 1966
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall.
JEAN DUFY (1888 - 1964)
Place de la Concorde
Gouache and watercolour on paper
48.6 x 63.2 cm (19 ¹/₈ x 24 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, JeanDufy
Executed circa 1955
This work is accompagnied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Jacques Bailly and will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné vol.3.
MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
RêveNocturnedeDeuxClownsenRouge
Indian ink, gouache, coloured pencil, pastel and pencil on paper 36.5 x 27.2 cm (14 ³/₈ x 10 ³/₄ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower left, MarcChagall
Executed in 1971
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall.
Homme et Femme Nus
Indian ink on paper
50.5 x 66.2 cm (19 ⁷/₈ x 26 inches)
Signed, dated and numbered lower right, Picasso 29.11.71.III
PABLO PICASSO (1881 - 1973)
RAOUL DUFY (1877 - 1953)
L’Atelier à Vence
Gouache, watercolour, ink and pencil on paper 49.7 x 65.5 cm (19 ⁵/₈ x 25 ³/₄ inches)
Signed lower centre, RaoulDufy
Executed in 1945
Literature: Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, CatalogueRaisonnédesAquarelles, Gouaches et Pastels, Paris, 1982, vol. II, no.1782 (illustrated p.263)
JEAN DUFY (1888 - 1964)
Parade Mexicaine
Gouache on Ingres paper
45.1 x 55.6 cm (17³/₄ x 21⁷/₈ inches)
Signed lower centre, JeanDufy
Executed circa 1948-1950
Literature: Jacques Bailly, JeanDufyCatalogueRaisonnédel’OEuvre,vol.1, Paris 2002, no J.473, p. 261 (illustrated)
ALBERT GLEIZES (1881 - 1953)
Composition
Gouache on paper laid down on cardboard
25.7 x 13 cm (10 ⅛ x 5 ⅛ inches)
Signed and dated lower right, Albgleizes22
Literature: A. Varichon, AlbertGleizes,CatalogueRaisonné,vol.I, Editions Somogy, Paris, 1998, no.1079, p.357 (illustrated, upside down)
BÉLA KÁDÁR (1877 - 1956)
Mother and Child
Gouache on paper
86 x 56.8 cm (33 ⁷/₈ x 22 ³/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, Kádár Béla
Executed circa 1935
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Gábor Einspach on behalf of The First Hungarian Painting Expert’s Office.
BÉLA KÁDÁR (1877 - 1956)
The Rider
Charcoal on paper
16.9 x 24.2 cm (6 ⁵/₈ x 9 ¹/₂ inches)
Executed circa 1920s
BÉLA KÁDÁR (1877 - 1956)
The Rider
Charcoal on paper
33.2 x 23.5 cm (13 ¹/₈ x 9 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Kádár Béla
Executed circa 1920s
LÉOPOLD SURVAGE (1879 - 1968)
Les Voiles
Watercolour on paper 23 x 38 cm (9 x 15 inches)
Monogrammed, stamped and dated lower right, LS 45
AUGUSTE HERBIN (1882 - 1960)
Nuit, Voile n. 4
Ink and gouache on paper 26 x 35 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 13 ³/₄ inches)
Signed and dated lower right, Herbin 1943
Titled lower left, “nuit, voile no 4”
GEORGES MATHIEU (1921 - 2012)
Untitled Ink on paper
56.3 x 76.6 cm (22 ¹/₈ x 30 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed and dated lower right, Mathieu 63 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Georges Mathieu.
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898 - 1976)
Composition
Gouache on paper
57 x 77 cm (22 ½ x 30 ¼ inches)
Signed, dated and dedicated lower left, àMariePauleetJeanLeymarieCalder69
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898 - 1976)
McGovern
Gouache on paper
76 x 56 cm (29⁷/₈ x 22 inches)
Signed and dated lower right, Calder 11-7-72
This work has been registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A17775.
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898 - 1976)
McGovern
Gouache on paper
76 x 56 cm (29⁷/₈ x 22 inches)
Signed and dated upper right, AC 72 This
OTTO PIENE (1928 - 2014)
WoAluundHonigFließen
Fire gouache with aluminium on cardboard 99 x 64 cm (39 x 25¹/₄ inches)
Signed and dated lower right, O Piene 72 and titled lower left
ANISH KAPOOR (B. 1954)
Untitled
Oil and varnish on paper
55.5 x 55 cm (21 ⁷/₈ x 21 ⁵/₈ inches)
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
RedRiverInsidemyEyelids
Ink, pastel, felt pen on paper
55 x 39.8 cm (21 ⁵/₈ x 15 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed and date lower left, YayoiKusama1975
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Fire(3)
Gouache and pastel on paper
27.7 x 20.3 cm (10 ⁷/₈ x 8 inches)
Signed, titled and dated 1952 on the reverse
HOWARD HODGKIN
(1932 - 2017)
Untitled(AfterLunch)
Oil, gouache and soft ground etching on Arches paper
56.6 x 76 cm (22 ¹/₄ x 29 ⁷/₈ inches)
Initialled and dated lower centre, HH ‘81 and inscribed on the reverse, After Lunch, 1980, overpainted 80-81
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Howard Hodgkin’s work, to be edited by Dr. Marla Price and Guy Robertson.
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Far End of Silver Clouds
Spray paint on cardboard
50.8 x 65.2 cm (20 x 25 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed and dated lower left, YayoiKusama1978
Signed and dated again on the reverse
CHRISTO (1935 - 2020)
RunningFence(ProjectforSonomaandMarinCounty StateofCalifornia)
Charcoal, pencil, coloured pen, staples, photograph, glue and fabric collage on card laid on board
29 x 40.4 cm (11 ³/₈ x 15 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed, titled and dated 1974 and dedicated For Paul Wember
CHRISTO (1935 - 2020)
WrappedReichstag(ProjectforBerlin)
Pencil, fabric, twine, charcoal, map, and wax crayon on board 71 x 55.6 cm (28 x 21 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed center right, Christo 1979 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Jonathan Henery on behalf of the Estate of Christo V. Javacheff.
CHRISTO (1935 - 2020)
TheGates(ProjectforCentralPark,NewYorkCity)
Collage, pencil, enamel paint, photograph by Wolfgang Volz, wax crayon and tape
35.5 x 56 cm (14 x 22 inches)
Signed and dated lower left and inscribed on the reverse, Christo 1998
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Jonathan Henery on behalf of the Estate of Christo V. Javacheff.
CHRISTO (1935 - 2020)
TheGates(ProjectforCentralPark,NewYorkCity)
Pencil, wax crayon, charcoal, enamel paint, pastel with fabric and map collage, in two parts
28 x 71 cm (11 x 28 inches); 56 x 71 cm (22 x 28 inches)
Signed and dated upper right, Christo 1983
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Jonathan Henery on behalf of the Estate of Christo V. Javacheff.
SAM FRANCIS (1923 - 1994)
Sklye
Acrylic on paper
14.6 x 10.2 cm (5 ³/₄ x 4 inches)
Signed, Sam Francis and dated on the reverse
Signed again, dated and inscribed on the backing board
Executed in 1986, Los Angeles
This work is registered in the archives of the Sam Francis Foundation under identification number SF86-332.
SAM FRANCIS (1923 - 1994)
Composition
Acrylic and paper collage on paper
57.2 x 81.3 cm (22 ¹/₂ x 32 inches)
Stamped on the reverse with Sam Francis Estate logo stamp
Executed in 1990
This work is registered in the archives of the Sam Francis Foundation under identification number SF90-5PRS.
TOSHIMITSU IMAI (1928 - 2002)
Vagues“Wave”
Acrylic on paper
127 x 95 cm (50 x 37 ⅜ inches)
Signed in Japanese and English lower right, inscribed and dated 1992 on the reverse
CHUN KWANG-YOUNG (B. 1944)
Aggregation03-S139C
Mixed media on Korean mulberry paper 100 x 80 cm (39 ³/₈ x 31 ¹/₂ inches)
YVON PISSARRO (B. 1937)
Oubli
Conté chalk and pastel pencil on paper 50.5 x 65.5 cm (19 ⁷/₈ x 25 ³/₄ inches)
Signed lower left, y. vey
Inflation
Pencil and gold leaf on paper 43 x 66 cm (16 ⁷/₈ x 26 inches)
Signed and dated twice in the centre
Executed in 2022
DAVID BREUER-WEIL (B. 1965)