The Monaco Masters Show 2019

Under the High Patronage of His Serene Highness
Prince Albert II of Monaco

Pamela by Manolo Valdés at the terrace of Monte-Carlo Beach Club © Philippe Fitte

PRÉFACE
Opera Gallery est ravi de célébrer dans son espace monégasque son 25e anniversaire
et le Monaco Masters Show, un événement artistique annuel incontournable de la scène
culturelle de la Principauté depuis plus de 10 ans, devenu même une tradition à ne pas
manquer pour les amateurs d’art moderne et contemporain.
Placée sous le Haut Patronage de Son Altesse Sérénissime le Prince Albert II de Monaco,
cette exposition propose, comme à son habitude, des œuvres de grande qualité retraçant
les principaux courants du XXe siècle jusqu’à ce jour.
L’art moderne sera mis à l’honneur avec des tableaux de Maîtres comme Raoul Dufy,
Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró qui seront associés avec les plus
grands maîtres de la période d’après-guerre, allant de Alexander Calder, Lucio Fontana,
Jean Dubuffet, Hans Hartung ou Pierres Soulages. Le pop art américain sera lui aussi
mis en avant avec des œuvres originales d’Andy Warhol et Tom Wesselmann tout comme
des toiles ou papiers originaux d’un des pionniers du street art américain qu’est Keith
Haring. L’abstraction expressionniste tient toujours sa place dans le Masters Show et sera
mis en lumière à travers des œuvres de Georges Mathieu, Sam Francis, Kazuo Shiraga
mais aussi par le biais des fameux pliages de Simon Hantaï.
De plus, Opera Gallery est fier de mettre sur le devant de la scène deux artistes qui font
aujourd’hui partie des collections permanentes des plus prestigieux musées internationaux
avec le travail sculptural mais aussi pictural de l’artiste espagnol Manolo Valdés et les
célèbres cavalcades du français André Brasilier.
Enfin, Opera Gallery confirme sa réputation de découvreur de nouveaux talents en
soutenant fidèlement la création contemporaine et le travail d’artistes comme Andy
Denzler, Marcello Lo Giudice, David Kim Whittaker, James Austin Murray, Cho Sung-Hee
et Tigran Tsitoghdzyan.
C’est aussi avec un immense honneur qu’Opera Gallery Monaco sera à nouveau partenaire
de l’association monégasque Mission Enfance qui œuvre avec détermination et sans
relâche dans le domaine de la pédagogie permettant à des milliers d’enfants défavorisés
du monde entier d’avoir accès à l’instruction et l’éducation qu’ils méritent. Pour montrer
son soutien profond à cette noble cause, Opera Gallery Monaco s’engage à reverser un
pourcentage des recettes perçues au cours de cet événement à l’association.
Gilles Dyan
Fondateur et Président
Opera Gallery Group
Damien Simonelli
Directeur
Opera Gallery Monaco
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Pamela by Manolo Valdés at the terrace of Monte-Carlo Beach Club © Philippe Fitte

FOREWORD
Once again, Opera Gallery is delighted to celebrate its 25 th anniversary and the Monaco
Masters Show in its Monegasque exhibition space. Over the last ten years, this unmissable
artistic event of the Principality’s cultural scene has become a tradition for Contemporary
and Modern Art lovers. Under the High Patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert
II of Monaco, this exhibition presents high quality artworks retracing the main trends of
the 20 th century, into contemporary art practice.
Modern Art takes pride of place with paintings by masters including Raoul Dufy, Pablo
Picasso, Fernand Léger, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró. These will be curated alongside the
greatest masters of the Post-War period, such as Alexander Calder, Lucio Fontana, Jean
Dubuffet, Hans Hartung ou Pierres Soulages. American Pop Art will also be represented
with original works by Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann, with the added opportunity
to discover canvases and original works on paper by Keith Haring, one of the pioneers
of American Street Art. Expressionism Abstraction always has its place in the Masters
Show, and this year the focus is on Georges Mathieu, Sam Francis, Kazuo Shiraga as well
as Simon Hantaï’s famous pliage.
In addition, Opera Gallery is proud to showcase Manolo Valdés’ sculptural and pictorial
works, and the famous cavalcades by the French artist André Brasilier; two artists who are
now included in the permanent collections of many of the most prestigious international
museums. Opera Gallery confirms its reputation as a discoverer of new talent, by faithfully
supporting artists like Andy Denzler, Marcello Lo Giudice, David Kim Whittaker, James
Austin Murray, Cho Sung-Hee and Tigran Tsitoghdzyan.
It is also with great honour and pleasure that Opera Gallery Monaco has partnered yet
again with the Monegasque association Mission Enfance. Their tireless and determined
action in the field of education has allowed thousands of underprivileged children, across
the world, to have access to the teaching and the education they deserve. To mark our
support for this noble undertaking, Opera Gallery Monaco commits to sharing a percentage
of the income from this event with the association.
Gilles Dyan
Founder and Chairman
Opera Gallery Group
Damien Simonelli
Director
Opera Gallery Monaco
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Caballero by Manolo Valdés at the terrace of Monte-Carlo Beach Club © Philippe Fitte

Suite au dramatique incendie de Notre-Dame de Paris, la France et le monde s’émeuvent,
à juste titre, de l’importance de la préservation du patrimoine.
En l’occurrence, ce patrimoine, par principe légué par nos ancêtres, a pour vocation
d’être transmis aux générations qui nous succèderont et de les conduire, par la culture
qu’il induit, à la connaissance de leur histoire et au respect de soi-même.
Il en va de même de l’éducation. À quoi servent les centaines d’écoles bâties dans
le monde par Mission Enfance depuis vingt-huit ans ? Pourquoi éduquer des milliers
d’enfants en détresse ?
Parce que dans la folie de la guerre, dans la marginalisation engendrée par la pauvreté,
l’école reste et demeure le seul pôle de stabilité de l’enfant, hors de sa famille. Il y est
accueilli, écouté, il y reçoit des devoirs et des droits. Il s’insère d’abord dans une salle de
classe, puis plus tard dans une société qu’il participera à construire. L’école fait de lui
un être humain qui possède la connaissance et le rendra plus libre de ses choix futurs.
Eduqué, l’enfant refusera la guerre, la pauvreté, la violence. L’éducation est ce patrimoine
vivant et exceptionnel que nous nous devons de transmettre à la jeunesse d’Afghanistan,
du Liban, d’Irak, de Syrie, du Vietnam, du Laos, de Colombie, du Burkina Faso, d’Éthiopie,
d’Arménie, tant de pays aux cultures ancestrales…
Amateurs d’art, nous vous remercions du fond du cœur d’être sensibles à ce patrimoine
irremplaçable qu’est l’Homme ! Nous sommes très heureux, cette année encore, de nous
associer à ce magnifique Monaco Masters Show 2019 d’Opera Gallery.
Avec Mission Enfance, soyez des ”témoins de relais”, soyez des passeurs éducatifs et
rebâtissez aux enfants en détresse un monde plus beau !
Merci !
Domitille Lagourgue
Directrice de Mission Enfance
Patricia Husson
Présidente de Mission Enfance
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Caballero by Manolo Valdés at the terrace of Monte-Carlo Beach Club © Philippe Fitte

Following the dramatic fire at Notre-Dame in Paris, France and the world are quite rightly,
deeply concerned about the importance of preserving our heritage.
This heritage, generally left to us by our ancestors, is to be passed on to future generations,
and the culture it represents should give them a knowledge of their history and a sense
of self-respect.
This is also true of education. What is the purpose of the hundreds of schools Mission
Enfance has built all over the world over the last twenty-eight years? Why educate
thousands of children in need?
Because in the madness of war, and in the marginalisation provoked by poverty, school
is, and remains, the only stable space in a child’s life, outside of his or her family. He or
she is welcomed, listened to, and given duties and rights. He or she starts by becoming
part of a classroom then goes on to become part of the society he or she will help to
build. School makes a child a human being with knowledge and can make him or her
freer in their future choices.
An educated child will refuse war, poverty and violence. Education is the living and
exceptional heritage that it is our duty to pass on to the youth of Afghanistan, Lebanon,
Iraq, Syria, Vietnam, Laos, Colombia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Armenia, so many countries
with ancestral traditions…
Art lovers, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your sensitivity to the
irreplaceable legacy that is Man! We are delighted to be associated again this year with
the magnificent Opera Gallery Monaco Masters Show 2019.
With Mission Enfance, be ‘relay batons’, be bridges for education, to rebuild a more
beautiful world for children in need.
Thank You!
Domitille Lagourgue
Director of Mission Enfance
Patricia Husson
President of Mission Enfance
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MODERN
& CLASSIC
MARC CHAGALL
PABLO PICASSO
HENRI MATISSE
JOAN MIRÓ
FERNAND LÉGER
BERNARD BUFFET
RAOUL DUFY
ANDRÉ BRASILIER

MARC CHAGALL
1887 - 1985
Les Mariés, 1981 - 1982
Signed on the lower right and on the reverse
Tempera on panel
65 x 40 cm - 25.6 x 15.8 in
PROVENANCE
Marc Chagall estate
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work under no. 91126
14 MODERN & CLASSIC

MARC CHAGALL
Le Clown au visage vert, circa 1978
Marc Chagall estate stamp on the lower right
Oil on canvas board
46 x 38 cm - 18.1 x 15 in
PROVENANCE
Marc Chagall estate
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work under no. 96837
16 MODERN & CLASSIC

MARC CHAGALL
Les Mariés sous le baldaquin, 1978 - 1980
Signed on the lower right and on the reverse
Oil and gouache on canvas
59.7 x 81 cm - 23.5 x 31.9 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Lelong, Paris
Private collection
Galerie Boulakia, Paris
Private collection, USA (2003)
Sotheby’s, New York, 8 November 2007, lot 427
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work
under no. 2009062
18 MODERN & CLASSIC

MARC CHAGALL
Le Prophète, 1978
Signed and dated on the lower right centre
Oil on canvas
130 x 81 cm - 51.2 x 31.9 in
PROVENANCE
Marc Chagall estate
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work
under no. 91115
20 MODERN & CLASSIC

MARC CHAGALL
Couple au double-profil, 1980
Signed on the lower right and on the reverse
Tempera, oil and India ink on canvas
91.8 x 64.5 cm - 36.1 x 25.4 in
PROVENANCE
David McNeil, Paris (son of the artist)
Galerie Malingue, Paris
Landau Fine Art, Montreal
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work
under no. 2010028
22 MODERN & CLASSIC

MARC CHAGALL
Le Peintre à la main verte, 1965 - 1970
Marc Chagall estate stamp on the lower right
Oil on canvas board
49.5 x 36.5 cm - 19.5 x 14.4 in
PROVENANCE
Marc Chagall estate
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work under no. 96851
24 MODERN & CLASSIC

MARC CHAGALL
L’Hiver : arbre en hiver (Les 4 saisons), 1974
Signed on the lower right and inscribed ‘winter’ in Cyrillic on the lower center
Gouache, watercolour, coloured pencil, pastel and charcoal on paper
63 x 89.6 cm - 24.8 x 35.3 in
PROVENANCE
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Sotheby’s, New York, 15 November 1984, lot 204
Russeck Gallery, Palm Beach
Private collection, USA
Private collection, New York
EXHIBITED
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Chagall: The Four Seasons, May 1975, no. 13
CERTIFICATE
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work
under no. 2012112
PUBLIC NOTES
This artwork was a study for the Four Seasons Mosaic, Exelon Plaza, Chicago
26 MODERN & CLASSIC

PABLO PICASSO
1881 - 1973
Le Peintre et son modèle, 4 May 1963
Signed on the lower right and dated on the reverse
Oil on canvas
65 x 100 cm - 25.6 x 39.4 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Alexander Iolas, Paris
Private collection, Europe
Sotheby’s, London, 22 June 2010, lot 23
Private collection
LITERATURE
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 23, Œuvres de 1962 et 1963, Éditions Cahiers d’Art, Paris, 1971,
p. 120, no. 253, ill.
The Picasso Project, Picasso’s Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties I,
1960 - 1963, San Francisco, 2002, p. 367, no. 63 - 130, ill.
28 MODERN & CLASSIC

PABLO PICASSO
Le Peintre et sa toile, 30 July 1964
Inscribed on the upper right, signed on the lower right and dated on the reverse
Gouache, brush and ink over rincé linoleum cut print on paper
61.5 x 75 cm - 24.2 x 29.5 in
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Tokyo
Private collection, France
Sotheby’s, New York, 7 November 2013, lot 214
Private collection
LITERATURE
Brigitte Baer, Picasso peintre-graveur, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre gravé et des monotypes,
Editions Kornfeld, Bern, 1986, no. 1355, another version ill. p. 533
The Picasso Project ed., Picasso’s Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Complete
Linoleum Cuts 1939 - 1968, San Francisco, 2012, no. L-181, ill. of other versions pp. 236-37
CERTIFICATE
Claude Ruiz-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work
30 MODERN & CLASSIC

PABLO PICASSO
Nu assis appuyé sur des coussins, 19 December 1964
Signed on the upper left and and dated on the reverse
Oil on canvas
54 x 65 cm - 21.3 x 25.6 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Centro d’Arte ‘Il Segno’, Caserta, Italy
Mario Valentino collection, Naples, 1986
Mario Valentino family collection, Naples
LITERATURE
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 24, Œuvres de 1964, Éditions Cahiers d’Art, Paris, 1971, p. 133,
no. 339, ill.
CERTIFICATE
Claude Ruiz-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work
32 MODERN & CLASSIC

HENRI MATISSE
1869 - 1954
Farandole, 1938
Stamped with the intitials HM on the lower right
Coloured crayon on paper
40.3 x 26 cm - 15.9 x 10.2 in
PROVENANCE
Waddington Galleries, Montreal
Private collection
Estate of Elspeth McConnell, Montreal
EXHIBITED
Montreal, Waddington Galleries, Henri Matisse, 1869-1954: Paintings, Drawings,
Lithographs, 1976, no. 22, ill.
CERTIFICATE
Madame Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work
34 MODERN & CLASSIC

JOAN MIRÓ
1893 - 1983
Paysage, 8 August 1975
Signed on the lower right, dated and titled on the reverse
Wax crayon, pastel crayon and stain of gasoline paints on creased paper
64 x 92 cm - 25.2 x 36.2 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Lelong, Zurich
Private collection, Spain
CERTIFICATE
The ADOM (Association pour la défense de l’œuvre de Joan Miró) has confirmed
the authenticity of this work
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JOAN MIRÓ
Paysage, 15 August 1975
Signed on the lower right, dated and titled on the reverse
Indian ink, wax crayon and pastel crayon on creased paper
46.5 x 92.5 cm - 18.3 x 36.4 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Lelong, Paris
Galerie Pascal Retelet, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Private collection
Finarte, Milan, 22 march 2005, lot 264
Finarte, Milan, 4 october 2006, lot 480
Private collection
EXHIBITED
New York, Galerie Lelong, Joan Miró, December 1993 - January 1994
Seoul, Juliana Gallery, Joan Miró, peintures, gouaches, sculptures, lithographies, gravures,
May - June 1994
Philadelphia, Locks Gallery, Joan Miró, October - Novembre 1996
Bologne, Galleria Marescalchi, Joan Miró: vedi alla voce sogno, 1997, p. 12 and 15, ill. p. 189
Rodengo-Saiano, Abbazia Olivetana di Rodengo-Saiano et Milan, Giò Marconi, Joan Miró
Scultore, June - October 1997, p. 55, no. 38, ill. in colour, titled “Paysage 1670, 1975”
Arezzo, Museo Civico d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Da Picasso a Botero: capolavori
dell’Arte del Novecento da una collezione privata, March - June 2004, p. 396, ill. in colour
p. 231; titled “Paysage 1670, 1975”
Milan, Galleria Il Castello, Miró: Quando il cielo fa, March - April 2006, p. 42, ill. in colour
p. 43, titled “Paysage 1670”
LITERATURE
Jacques Dupin and Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné, Drawings,
vol. IV: 1973-1976, Daniel Lelong - Successio Miró, Paris, 2013, p. 183, no. 2752, ill.
CERTIFICATE
The ADOM (Association pour la défense de l’œuvre de Joan Miró) has confirmed
the authenticity of this work (with incorrect date)
38 MODERN & CLASSIC

FERNAND LÉGER
1881 - 1955
Étude pour les constructeurs, circa 1951 - 1952
Signed with the initials F.L. on the lower right
Gouache, coloured crayon, brush, ink and pencil on paper
54.5 x 71.5 cm - 21.5 x 28.1 in
PROVENANCE
M. Cuttoli-Laugier collection, Paris
Michel Warennes collection, Paris, 1965
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Galerie Felix Vercel, Paris
Sotheby’s, London, 2 December 1987, lot 553
Private collection, Switzerland
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
Martin and Diane Trust collection
LITERATURE
Jean Cassou and Jean Leymarie, Fernand Léger, Dessins et Gouaches : Nouvelle édition,
Paris, 2012, no. 15-120
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FERNAND LÉGER
Le Chandelier sur fond jaune, 1950
Signed and dated on the lower right and signed, dated and titled on the reverse
Oil on canvas
50.3 x 65 cm - 19.8 x 25.6 in
PROVENANCE
Fernand Graindorge collection, Liege
Oscar Mairlot collection, Brussels
The Estate of Oscar Mairlot
EXHIBITED
Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Graindorge Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1954, no. 28
Basel, Kunsthalle, Collection Fernand Graindorge, 1954, no. 76
Liege, Musée de l’art wallon, Léger, Matisse, Picasso, Miró, Laurens, Magnelli, Arp, Hartung, Jacobsen,
1958, no. 25 (titled “Nature morte au chandelier, fond jaune”)
Malines, Cultureel Centrum Burgemeester A. Spinoy, Fernand Léger, 1979, no. 85
Biot, Musée national Fernand Léger, Fernand Léger, la céramique, 2000, no. 41, ill. p. 27
LITERATURE
Georges Bauquier, Fernand Léger Catalogue raisonné 1949-1951, Adrien Maeght Éditeur, Paris, 2003,
p. 116, no. 1386, ill.
Christian Zervos, Fernand Léger, Œuvres de 1905 à 1952, Paris, 1952, no. 66, ill. p. 86 (titled Lampe
et fleur)
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BERNARD BUFFET
1928 - 1999
Saint-Pétersbourg, Musée d’Anthropologie, 1992
Signed and dated on the upper right
Oil on canvas
114 x 195 cm - 44.9 x 76.8 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris
Private collection, Paris
CERTIFICATE
A certificate can be provided by Galerie Maurice Garnier
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BERNARD BUFFET
Clown, 1966
Signed and dated on the upper right
Oil on canvas
130 x 89 cm - 51.2 x 35 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris
Private collection, Paris, 1968
CERTIFICATE
A certificate can be provided by Galerie Maurice Garnier
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RAOUL DUFY
1877 - 1953
Les Régates, 1935
Signed on the lower left
Oil on canvas
33 x 41 cm - 13 x 16.1 in
PROVENANCE
Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem (probably acquired from the artist)
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (Charlotte Bergman collection 2006 bequest, sold to benefit the
acquisitions fund)
EXHIBITED
San Francisco Museum of Art and Los Angeles County Museum, Raoul Dufy, May - September 1954,
p. 40, no. 58, ill.
San Diego, La Jolla Museum of Art, Louis and Charlotte Bergman collection, July - September 1967,
no. 8, ill.
LITERATURE
Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy : Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, Tome II, Éditions Motte, Geneva,
1973, p. 361, no. 881, ill.
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RAOUL DUFY
L’Entrée du port de Sainte-Adresse, 1950
Signed on the lower right
Oil on canvas
34.5 x 40 cm - 13.6 x 15.7 in
PROVENANCE
Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem (probably acquired from the artist)
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (Charlotte Bergman collection 2006 bequest, sold to benefit the
acquisitions fund)
EXHIBITED
San Diego, La Jolla Museum of Art, Louis and Charlotte Bergman Collection, July - September 1967, no. 22
LITERATURE
Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy : Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, Tome II, Éditions Motte, Geneva, 1973,
p. 244, no. 717, ill.
CERTIFICATE
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille has confirmed the authenticity of this work
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ANDRÉ BRASILIER
B. 1929
Escale hivernale, 2019
Signed on the lower right
Oil on canvas
165 x 205 cm - 65 x 80.7 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
Alexis Brasilier has confirmed the authenticity of this work
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ANDRÉ BRASILIER
L’Entraînement, 2018
Signed on the lower right
Oil on canvas
114 x 146 cm - 44.9 x 57.5 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
Alexis Brasilier has confirmed the authenticity of this work
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POST WAR
& CONTEMPORARY
ALEXANDER CALDER
JEAN DUBUFFET
PABLO ATCHUGARRY
SIMON HANTAÏ
MEL BOCHNER
GEORGES MATHIEU
PIERRE SOULAGES
LUCIO FONTANA
KAZUO SHIRAGA
HANS HARTUNG
GEORG BASELITZ
TAKASHI MURAKAMI
ROBERT COMBAS
ALEX KATZ
TOM WESSELMANN
FRANK STELLA
KEITH HARING
ANDY WARHOL
MANOLO VALDÉS
FERNANDO BOTERO
ROBERT LONGO
MEL RAMOS
MARCELLO LO GIUDICE

ALEXANDER CALDER
1898 - 1976
Fish Teasing a Whale, 1971
Incised with the artist’s monogram and dated on the base
Painted metal sheet and wire
52.1 x 147.3 x 104.1 cm - 20.5 x 58 x 41 in
PROVENANCE
Pace Gallery, New York
Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach
Russeck Gallery, Pennsylvania
Private collection, Philadelphia
Russeck Gallery, Palm Beach
Margot Stein Gallery, Rye
Private collection
EXHIBITED
New York, Perls Galleries, Calder: Animobiles – Recent Gouaches,
October - November 1971, cat. no. 13, p. 10, ill.
Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, A Child’s Summer with Calder and Miró,
June - August 1972
Turin, Palazzo a Vela, Calder: Mostra Retrospettiva, July - September 1983, cat.
no. 260, p. 46, ill.
Yonkers, Hudson River Museum, Calder Creatures Great and Small,
July - September 1985
New York, O’Hara Gallery, Alexander Calder: Selected Works 1932 - 1972,
October - December 1994, p. 19, ill. in colour
CERTIFICATE
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under
application number A08970
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POST WAR & CONTEMPORARY

ALEXANDER CALDER
Yellow Moon Face, 1970
Signed and dated on the lower right
Gouache and ink on paper
74.9 x 107.9 cm - 29.5 x 42.5 in
PROVENANCE
Perls Galleries, New York
Estate of Robert L. Werner, New York
Doyle, New York, 25 May 2011, lot 136
Private collection, USAwww
CERTIFICATE
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under
application number A06435
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POST WAR & CONTEMPORARY

JEAN DUBUFFET
1901 - 1985
Cafetière, tasse et sucrier II, 21 September 1965
Signed and dated on the lower left
Vinyl paint on canvas
60 x 73 cm - 23.6 x 28.7 in
PROVENANCE
Beyeler Gallery, Basel
Richard Grey Gallery, New York
Jim and Ann Christensen collection
Private collection, Paris
EXHIBITED
Stockholm, Galerie Burén, Jean Dubuffet : l’Hourloupe, October - November 1967, no. 7
Basel, Beyeler Gallery, February - April 1968, no. 13
LITERATURE
Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XXI : L’Hourloupe II,
Jean-Jacques Pauvert Éditeur, Switzerland, 1968, p. 98, no. 165, ill.
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POST WAR & CONTEMPORARY

JEAN DUBUFFET
Site avec 3 personnages, 5 June 1981
Signed with initials and dated on the lower right
Acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
50 x 67 cm - 19.7 x 26.4 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Private collection
LITERATURE
Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XXXIV : Psychosites,
Les Éditions de Minuit, Paris, 1984, p. 48, no. 158, ill.
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POST WAR & CONTEMPORARY

JEAN DUBUFFET
Élément Bleu XII, 1967
Signed and dated on the lower right side
Transfer on polyester resin
200 x 96 x 10 cm - 78.7 x 37.8 x 3.9 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Geneva, 1967
Georges Braunschweig collection, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1968
Elvire et Philippe Braunschweig collection, Villa Turque, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1975
Valerie Braunschweig collection, New York, 1992
LITERATURE
Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, sculptures peintes, fascicule
XXIII, Lausanne, 1972, p. 81, no. 61, ill.
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POST WAR & CONTEMPORARY

PABLO ATCHUGARRY
B. 1954
L’Esprit de Paris, 2019
Statuary Carrara marble
Unique piece
220 x 43 x 27 cm - 86.6 x 16.9 x 10.6 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
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POST WAR & CONTEMPORARY

SIMON HANTAÏ
1922 - 2008
Blancs, 1973
Signed and dated on the lower right
Oil on canvas
212 x 220 cm - 83.5 x 86.6 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris
Galerie Larock Granoff, Paris
Galerie Lansberg, Paris
Private collection, Paris
70
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MEL BOCHNER
B. 1940
Money, 2015
Signed on the reverse
Monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper
243.2 x 164.5 cm - 95.7 x 64.8 in
PROVENANCE
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
72
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GEORGES MATHIEU
1921 - 2012
Déformation de fonction variable convexe, 1957
Titled on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
97 x 162 cm - 38.2 x 63.8 in
PROVENANCE
Collection Betty Barman, Brussels
Galerie Michel Couturier, Paris
Dolf Selbach, Düsseldorf
Grisebach GmbH, Berlin, 27 May 2011, lot 108
Private collection
EXHIBITED
Brussels, Musée d’Ixelles, L’École de Paris dans les collections belges, 1961, no. 110
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 50 Œuvres particulièrement choisies parmi les
collections belges, 1963, no. 6a
74
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GEORGES MATHIEU
Usuard, 1956
Signed and dated on the lower right, titled on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
200 x 100 cm - 78.7 x 39.4 in
PROVENANCE
Kootz Gallery, New York
Newark Museum, New Jersey
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
The Comité Georges Mathieu has confirmed the authenticity of this work
76
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PIERRE SOULAGES
B. 1919
Peinture 165 x 130 cm, 13 juillet 2002
Signed and dated on the reverse
Oil on canvas
165 x 130 cm – 65 x 51.2 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne, 2003
Private collection, Switzerland
EXHIBITED
Basel, Galerie Alice Pauli, Art 34, 2003
Lausanne, Galerie Alice Pauli, Acquisitions nouvelles, 2003
LITTERATURE
Pierre Encrevé, Soulages, L’œuvre complet Peintures, Vol. IV, 1997 - 2013, Gallimard,
France, 2015, p. 399, no. 1236, ill.
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of the work
78
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PIERRE SOULAGES
Peinture 92 x 130 cm, 24 avril 1994
Signed, titled and dated on the reverse
Oil on canvas
92 x 130 cm - 36.2 x 51.2 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s collection
Galerie Bellecour, Lyon
Private collection, France
EXHIBITED
Kruishoutem, Fondation Veranneman, Soulages, 25 March - 6 May 1995
LITERATURE
Pierre Encrevé, Soulages, L’œuvre complet Peintures, Vol. III, 1979-1997, Paris,
1998, p. 305, no. 1119, ill. in colour
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
80
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PIERRE SOULAGES
Peinture 81 x 54 cm, 16 juin 1951
Signed on the lower right, signed with location on the reverse
Oil on canvas
81 x 54 cm - 31.9 x 21.3 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
George David Thompson collection, USA, 1953
Private collection, United Kingdom, 1960
EXHIBITED
Copenhagen, Galerie Birch, Soulages, August - September 1951
LITERATURE
Pierre Encrevé, Soulages, L’œuvre complet, Peintures, Vol. I, 1946 - 1959,
Seuil, Paris, 1994, p. 128, no. 80, ill.
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
82
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LUCIO FONTANA
1899 - 1968
Concetto Spaziale, 1952
Signed on the lower right
Watercolour and perforations on paper
48 x 58 cm - 19.3 x 22.8 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Mathias Fels, Paris
Private collection, Sweden
LITERATURE
Luca Massimo Barbero, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo ragionato delle opere su carta, Tomo II, Skira,
Milan, 2013, p. 581, no. 52 DSP 2
84
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LUCIO FONTANA
Concetto Spaziale (Teatrino), 1965
Signed and titled on the reverse
Waterpaint on canvas and lacquered wood frame
110.5 x 110.5 cm - 43.5 x 43.5 in
PROVENANCE
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Private collection, Milan
Sotheby’s, London, 27 June 2013
Private collection
LITERATURE
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogue raisonné des Peintures, sculptures et
environnements spatiaux, vol. II, Brussels, 1974, p. 168, no. 65 TE 13, ill.
Enrico Crispolti, Fontana, Catalogo Generale, vol. II, Milan, 1986, p. 592, no. 65 TE 13, ill.
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni,
Tomo II, Skira, Milan, 2006, p. 778, no. 65 TE 13, ill.
86
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LUCIO FONTANA
Concetto Spaziale, Attese, 1968
Signed, titled and inscribed on the reverse
Waterpaint on canvas
55.3 x 46.5 cm - 21.8 x 18.3 in
PROVENANCE
Egidio Lanza, Intra, Italy
Centro Arte Internazionale, Milan
Private collection, Italy, 1972
Private collection
Cardi Gallery, Milan
Private collection, Miami, 2014
Private collection, Monaco
LITERATURE
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogue Raisonné des Peintures, Sculptures et Environnements
Spatiaux, vol. II. Brussels, 1974, no. 68 T 68, ill. p. 200
Enrico Crispolti, Fontana, Catalogo generale, vol. II. Milan, 1986, no. 68 T 68, ill. p. 690
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, vol. II. Skira,
Milan, 2006, no. 68 T 68, ill. p. 882
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, vol. II. Milan,
2015, no. 68 T 68, ill. p. 882
88
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KAZUO SHIRAGA
1924 - 2008
Untitled, 1962
Signed and dated on the lower right and signed, dated and titled in Japanese on the reverse
Oil on canvas
97 x 130 cm - 38.2 x 51.2 in
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Japan
The Market Auction, 21 February 2008, lot 55
Private collection
90
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KAZUO SHIRAGA
Untitled, 1983
Signed and dated on the lower left, signed on the reverse
Watercolour on paper
24 x 31.5 cm - 9.4 x 12.4 in
PROVENANCE
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
The Japan Art Dealers’ Association has confirmed the authenticity of this work
92
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HANS HARTUNG
1904 - 1989
Untitled, 1952
Signed and dated on the lower right
Oil on canvas
50 x 65 cm - 19.7 x 25.6 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie de France, Paris
Galerie Moos, Geneva
Private collection, Switzerland
Christie’s, Paris, 10 June 2016, lot 162A
Private collection, Italy
LITERATURE
This work will be included in the upcoming Catalogue raisonné being prepared by
the Fondation Hartung Bergman
CERTIFICATE
The Fondation Hartung Bergman has confirmed the authenticity of this work,
registered under no. CTHH3506-0
94
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HANS HARTUNG
P50-1977-H2, 1977
Signed and dated on the lower right
Acrylic on baryta paper mounted on wood
79 x 120 cm - 31.1 x 47.2 in
PROVENANCE
Private collection
EXHIBITED
Knokke, Casino de Knokke, Hans Hartung, 1998
96
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GEORG BASELITZ
B. 1938
Hässliches Porträt 1 (6 schöne, 4 hässliche Porträts), 1987
Signed with the artist initials and dated on the lower left; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
Oil on panel
90 x 71 cm - 35.4 x 27.9 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Private collection, Germany
EXHIBITED
Bremen, Kunsthalle Bremen, Georg Baselitz. Das Motiv. Bilder und Zeichnungen
1987 - 1988, 1988, p. 16, no. 8, ill.
Reutlingen, Landeskunstwochen, Georg Baselitz, 1991, p. 21, ill.
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Georg Baselitz.
Retrospektive 1964 - 1991, 1992, no. 31, ill. in colour
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Georg Baselitz: Ausstellung, 1992, p. 70, no. 29, ill.
Karlsruhe, Städtische Galerie im Prinz-Max-Palais; Linz, Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz,
Georg Baselitz: Gemälde. Schöne und hässliche Porträts, 1993, p. 194, no. 35, ill.
CERTIFICATE
The Archiv Georg Baselitz has confirmed the authenticity of this work under no. GB/M 1987.12.18
98
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GEORG BASELITZ
Untitled, 1984
Archive number written on the reverse
Watercolour on paper
70 x 50 cm - 27.6 x 19.7 in
PROVENANCE
Michael Werner Galerie, Cologne
Galleria la Sanseverina, Parma
Fidesarte, Mestre, 29 March 2015, lot 345
Private collection, Europe
EXHIBITED
Parma, Galleria la Sanseverina, Georg Baselitz opere recenti,
curated by M. Diacono and E. Pontiggia, March - May 1991, cat. p. 18, ill.
CERTIFICATE
The work is registered in the Archiv Georg Baselitz under no. GBZ 1886
Fidesarte Italia has confirmed the authenticity of this work
100
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TAKASHI MURAKAMI
B. 1962
Blue Flower, 2013
Signed and dated on the reverse
Acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas
79.5 x 57 cm - 31.3 x 22.4 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
Private collection
102
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ROBERT COMBAS
B. 1957
En plus, 1985
Signed and dated on the right
Acrylic on fitted sheet
142 x 196 cm - 55.9 x 77.2 in
PROVENANCE
Private collection
104
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ALEX KATZ
B. 1927
Corinne, 2006
Oil on canvas
121.9 x 243.8 cm - 48 x 96 in
PROVENANCE
Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
Private collection, London
Private collection, New York
106
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ALEX KATZ
Sissel, 2000
Oil on cardboard
17.2 x 40.6 cm - 6.8 x 16 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
Private collection
108
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TOM WESSELMANN
1931 - 2004
Sunset Nude (Variation #1), 2002
Signed on the reverse
Oil on canvas
170.2 x 193 cm - 67 x 76 in
PROVENANCE
Private collection, USA
CERTIFICATE
Claire Wesselmann, executor of the Estate of Tom Wesselmann, has confirmed
the authenticity of this work
This work is referenced in the Wesselmann studio Archives under no. #CD85
110
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TOM WESSELMANN
Rosemary Lying on One Elbow (Rubbed), 1989
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
Enamel on cut-out steel
71.1 x 121.9 cm - 28 x 48 in
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist
Carroll Janis, New York
Evan Janis, New York
CERTIFICATE
This work is referenced in the Wesselmann Studio Archives under no. N69R
112
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TOM WESSELMANN
Study for Blonde Monica in Half Slip (Thin line), 1986
Signed and dated on the lower right
Liquidex on cardboard
38 x 45 cm - 15 x 17.7 in
PROVENANCE
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
Inscribed with the authentication number D8622 from the Wesselmann
Foundation on the reverse
114
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FRANK STELLA
B. 1936
Plutusia 1, 1995
Signed and dated on the frame
Oil, resin, formed paper on fibreglass
136.5 x 137.2 cm - 53.7 x 54 in
PROVENANCE
Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich
Private collection, Switzerland
EXHIBITED
Valencia, IVAM (Institut Valencià d’Art Modern), Frank Stella, From Strictness
to Baroque, 12 July - 14 October 2012, no. 86
LITERATURE
IVAM (Institut Valencià d’Art Modern), Frank Stella, From Strictness to Baroque,
Valencia, 2012, p. 66 - 67, ill.
116
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FRANK STELLA
Hacilar Level 1A, 2001
Painted cast metal
154.9 x 182.9 x 45.7 cm – 61 x 72 x 18 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
Private collection
Westwood Gallery, New York
Private collection
118
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KEITH HARING
1958 - 1990
Untitled (May 24 - 83), 1983
Signed and dated on the reverse
Acrylic and Sumi ink on paper
183 x 381 cm - 72 x 150 in
PROVENANCE
Galleria Salvatore Ala, Milan
Enrico Pedrini collection, Genoa
EXHIBITED
Gallarate, Galleria Civica di Arte Moderna, Nel Mondo della Graffiti Art,
September - November 1995, p. 36, ill.
LITERATURE
Claudio Crescentini, “Nel Mondo della Graffiti Art”, Rivista di Arte e Critica
Gallarate, Galleria Civica di Arte Moderna, no. 8, October - December 1995, n.p., ill.
CERTIFICATE
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Gallery Salvatore Ala with
a certificate signed by the artist (with incorrect date)
120
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KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1986
Signed and dated on the right side
Sumi ink on paper
32.4 x 40.2 cm - 12.8 x 15.8 in
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Sweden
Private collection, Europe
CERTIFICATE
The Estate of Keith Haring has confirmed the authenticity of this work under
identification number 111610C90
122
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KEITH HARING
Untitled, 10 June 1984
Acrylic on canvas
238.8 x 477.5 cm - 94 x 188 in
PROVENANCE
Private collection, California
Private collection, New York
CERTIFICATE
The Estate of Keith Haring has confirmed the authenticity of this work under
identification number 052705A11
124
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ANDY WARHOL
1928 - 1987
Eagle, 1983
Signed and dated on the overlap
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
152.4 x 152.4 cm - 60 x 60 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
Alexander Iolas collection
Private collection, Greece
Private collection
126
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ANDY WARHOL
Jackie, 1964
Signed and dated on the overlap
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
51 x 40 cm - 20 x 15.7 in
PROVENANCE
Ileana Sonnabend, Paris
Galleria GM, Rome
Studio Sergio Casoli, Milan
Private collection, Milan
Christie’s, London, 26 June 2013, lot 106
Private collection
EXHIBITED
Lerici, Castello di Lerici, Il genio differente nell’arte contemporanea,
22 July 22 - 1 October 1989, ill. in colour, p. 109
LITERATURE
George Frei and Neil Printz eds., The Andy Warhol Catalogue raisonné: Paintings and
Sculptures 1964 - 1969, Vol. 2A, New York, 2004, no. 1205, ill. in colour, unpaged
128
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ANDY WARHOL
Dollar Sign, 1981
Stamped and numbered on the overlap
Synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas
50 x 40 cm - 19.7 x 15.7 in
PROVENANCE
Gagosian Gallery, New York
Sotheby’s, New York, 16 May 2007, lot 218
Private collection, Korea
EXHIBITED
Maastricht, The Netherlands, TEFAF, 2015
CERTIFICATE
This work is stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. on the reverse and
is stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol, New York and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual
Arts Inc. and numbered PA30.088 on the overlap
130
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MANOLO VALDÉS
B. 1942
Retrato V, 2018
Mixed media on wood
195.5 x 189 cm - 77 x 74.4 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
132
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Manolo VALDÉS
Reina Mariana, 2017
Bronze with silver patina
Edition of 8
50 x 34 x 23 cm - 19.7 x 13.4 x 9.1 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
134
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Manolo VALDÉS
Retrato II, 2018
Mixed media on wood
166 x 141 cm – 65.4 x 55.5 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
136
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Manolo VALDÉS
Cabeza con Mariposas, 2018
Bronze with silver patina
Edition of 8
42 x 90 x 35 cm – 16.5 x 35.4 x 13.8 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
138
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Manolo VALDÉS
Pamela, 2018
White bronze
Edition of 9
105 x 150 x 146 cm - 41.3 x 59.1 x 57.5 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
140
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Manolo VALDÉS
Matisse como Pretexto Rojo y Carmin, 2018
Mixed media on wood
194 x 171 cm - 76.4 x 67.3 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
142
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Manolo VALDÉS
Mariposas Azules, 2017
Polychromated bronze
Edition of 9
42 x 70 x 17 cm - 16.5 x 27.6 x 6.7 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
144
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Manolo VALDÉS
Mariposas Plateadas III, 2017
White bronze
Edition of 9
80 x 270 x 38 cm - 31.5 x 106.3 x 15 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
146
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Manolo VALDÉS
Helechos, 2017
Alabaster and iron
Unique piece
70 x 95 x 35 cm - 27.6 x 37.4 x 13.8 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
148
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Manolo VALDÉS
Cabeza con Mariposas, 2018
Bronze with gold patina
Edition of 8
42 x 90 x 35 cm – 16.5 x 35.4 x 13.8 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
150
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FERNANDO BOTERO
B. 1932
Man and Woman in a Banana Plantation, 2017
Signed and dated on the lower right
Oil on canvas
188 x 168 cm - 74 x 66.1 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
A certificate can be provided by the artist
152
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FERNANDO BOTERO
Seated Man, 2004
Signed and dated on the lower right, label with title and date on the reverse
Oil on canvas
121.9 x 95.2 cm - 48 x 37.5 in
PROVENANCE
Opera Gallery, Paris, 2006
Property of an important estate, British Columbia
LITERATURE
Fernando Botero, Fernando Botero: Paintings and Drawings, Munich, 1992, essay by Werner Spies, p. 158
Ana María Escallón, Botero: New Works on Canvas, Bogotá, 1997, pp. 27, 33, 39 and 55
Cristina Carrillo de Albornoz Fisac, The Perils of Popularity, The Art Newspaper, no. 120,
December 2001, p. 45
John Sillevis, The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, New Haven, 2006, p. 29
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
154
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ROBERT LONGO
B. 1953
Study for Jet Pilot no. 1, 2007
Titled on the lower left, signed and dated on the lower right
Charcoal on tracing paper
59 x 48 cm - 23.2 x 18.9 in
PROVENANCE
Metro Pictures Gallery, New York
Private collection
156
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MEL RAMOS
1935 - 2018
Emin Emma, 2013
Signed and numbered
Painted resin, edition of 8
93 x 48 x 27 cm - 36.6 x 18.9 x 10.6 in
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist
Private collection
CERTIFICATE
The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work (with incorrect dimension)
158
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MARCELLO LO GIUDICE
B. 1957
Eden/Spring, 2011
Signed, titled and dated on the reverse
Pigment and oil on canvas
100 x 100 cm - 39.4 x 39.4 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
160
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MARCELLO LO GIUDICE
Eden Blu, 2018
Signed, titled and dated on the reverse
Pigment and oil on canvas
140 x 140 cm - 55.1 x 55.1 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
162
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SELECTION
ANDY DENZLER
DAVID KIM WHITTAKER
LITA CABELLUT
UMBERTO MARIANI
JOE BLACK
MARC SIJAN
SEO YOUNG-DEOK
ROY NACHUM
FRED EERDEKENS
VALAY SHENDE
TIGRAN TSITOGHDZYAN
JAMES AUSTIN MURRAY
LEE JAE-HYO
FENG XIAO-MIN
ALFRED HABERPOINTNER
UMBERTO MARIANI
YOO BONG SANG
CHO SUNG-HEE
HWANG RAN
LEE GIL-RAE

ANDY DENZLER
B. 1965
Girl Standing in Front of Chair and Sofa, 2018
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
Oil on canvas
200 x 180 cm – 78.7 x 70.9 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
166
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ANDY DENZLER
Leaving Downtown, 2019
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
Oil on canvas
120 x 140 cm - 47.2 x 55.1 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
168
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DAVID KIM WHITTAKER
B. 1964
The Way, 2017
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
Oil and acrylic on canvas
152 x 152 cm - 59.8 x 59.8 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
170
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DAVID KIM WHITTAKER
Pharaohs, 2014
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
Oil, acrylic, collage and pencil on primed wood panel
40 x 40 cm - 15.7 x 15.7 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
172
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LITA CABELLUT
B. 1961
Eridani, 2018
Signed and dated on the reverse
Mixed media on canvas
250 x 200 cm - 98.4 x 78.7 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
174
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UMBERTO MARIANI
B. 1936
Senza Titolo 3/2017, 2017
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
Vinyl and sand on lead sheet
120 x 90 cm - 47.2 x 35.4 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
176
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UMBERTO MARIANI
Senza Titolo 4/2016, 2016
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
Vinyl and sand on lead sheet
120 x 90 cm - 47.2 x 35.4 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
178
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JOE BLACK
B. 1973
Millions Like Us 1, 2018
Hand painted toy soldiers on aluminium
164 x 164 x 8 cm - 64.6 x 64.6 x 3.1 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
180
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MARC SIJAN
B. 1946
Butler, 2018
Polyester resin and oil paint
172.7 x 63.5 x 58.4 cm - 68 x 25 x 23 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
182
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MARC SIJAN
Standing Guard (H), 2018
Polyester resin and oil paint
172.7 x 81.3 x 71.1 cm - 68 x 32 x 28 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
184
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SEO YOUNG-DEOK
B. 1983
Meditation 626, 2018
Stainless chain
Edition of 10
200 x 135 x 120 cm - 78.7 x 53.1 x 47.2 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
186
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ROY NACHUM
B. 1979
Gun Metal, 2016
Signed and dated with the translation of the braille on the reverse
Oil on canvas
203 x 142 cm - 80 x 56 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
188
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FRED EERDEKENS
B. 1951
Let’s see what happens next as in paradise, 2018
Copper, light source
Unique piece
15 x 120 x 15 cm - 5.9 x 47.2 x 5.9 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
190
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VALAY SHENDE
B. 1980
Dhobi with Sacks, 2015
Stainless steel discs, mixed media and fibreglass
Edition of 5
165 x 117 x 76 cm - 65 x 46 x 30 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
192
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VALAY SHENDE
Watchman with Eyeballs, 2015
Stainless steel discs and colour-coated MS Base
Edition of 5
184.2 x 69.9 x 64.8 cm - 72.5 x 27.5 x 25.5 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
194
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TIGRAN TSITOGHDZYAN
B. 1976
DS Mirror, 2018
Oil on canvas
213.4 x 152.4 cm - 84 x 60 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
196
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JAMES AUSTIN MURRAY
B. 1969
Calculating Azimuth, 2018
Oil on canvas over panel
183 x 183 cm - 72 x 72 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
198
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LEE JAE-HYO
B. 1965
0121-1110=118042, 2018
Juniper wood
102 x 97 x 81 cm - 40.2 x 38.2 x 31.9 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
200
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LEE JAE-HYO
0121-1110=116084, 2016
Larch wood
90 x 210 x 5 cm - 35.4 x 82.7 x 2 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
202
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FENG XIAO-MIN
B. 1959
Great Fortune N° 5.6.18, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
97 x 130 cm - 38.2 x 51.2 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
204
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ALFRED HABERPOINTNER
B. 1966
W-UPPS, 2016
Spruce wood stained
98 x 122 cm - 38.6 x 48 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
206
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YOO BONG SANG
B. 1960
NY20190125, 2019
Nails and acrylic on wood panel
60 x 120 cm - 23.6 x 47.2 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
208
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CHO SUNG-HEE
B. 1949
Orange Blossom, 2018
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
Korean Hanji paper and oil on canvas
162.2 x 130.3 cm - 63.9 x 51.3 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
210
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CHO SUNG-HEE
B. 1949
Lovely Blossom, 2019
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
Korean Hanji paper and oil on canvas
162.2 x 130.3 cm - 63.9 x 51.3 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
212
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HWANG RAN
B. 1960
Healing Forest_PWS, 2018
Paper buttons, beads and pins on Plexiglas
100 x 120 cm - 39.4 x 47.2 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
214
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HWANG RAN
Healing Blossoms_GWS, 2018
Paper buttons, beads and pins on wooden panel
180 x 90 cm - 70.9 x 35.4 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
216
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LEE GIL-RAE
B. 1961
New Pine Tree 2017-3, 2017
Copper welding
112 x 112 x 11 cm - 44.1 x 44.1 x 4.3 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
218
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LEE GIL-RAE
Human-Shaped Pine Tree 2018-6, 2018
Copper welding
125 x 55 x 25 cm - 49.2 x 21.7 x 9.8 in
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio
220
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INDEX
MARC CHAGALL
Les Mariés, 1981-1982 ........................................................................................................12
Le Clown au visage vert, circa 1978 ......................................................................................14
Les Mariés sous le baldaquin, 1978 - 1980 ..............................................................................16
Le Prophète, 1978 .............................................................................................................18
Couple au double-profil, 1980 .............................................................................................20
Le Peintre à la main verte, 1965-1970 ...................................................................................22
L’Hiver: arbre en hiver (Les 4 saisons), 1974 ...........................................................................24
PABLO PICASSO
Le peintre et son modèle, 4 May 1963 ..................................................................................26
Le Peintre et sa toile, 30 July 1964 ......................................................................................28
Nu assis appuyé sur des coussins, 19 December 1964 ..............................................................30
HENRI MATISSE
Farandole, 1938 ................................................................................................................32
JOAN MIRÓ
Paysage, 8 August 1975 .....................................................................................................34
Paysage, 15 August 1975 ....................................................................................................36
FERNAND LÉGER
Étude pour les constructeurs, circa 1951 - 1952 ........................................................................38
Le Chandelier sur fond jaune, 1950 ......................................................................................40
BERNARD BUFFET
Saint-Pétersbourg, Musée d’Anthropologie, 1992 ....................................................................42
Clown, 1966 ....................................................................................................................44
RAOUL DUFY
Les Régates, 1935 .............................................................................................................46
L’Entrée du port de Sainte-Adresse, 1950 ..............................................................................48
ANDRÉ BRASILIER
Escale hivernale, 2019 .......................................................................................................50
L’Entraînement, 2018 ........................................................................................................52
ALEXANDER CALDER
Fish Teasing a Whale, 1971 ..................................................................................................56
Yellow Moon Face, 1970 .....................................................................................................58
JEAN DUBUFFET
Cafetière, tasse et sucrier II, 21 September 1965 .....................................................................60
Site avec 3 personnages, 5 June 1981 ...................................................................................62
Elément Bleu XII, 1967 .......................................................................................................64
PABLO ATCHUGARRY
L’Esprit de Paris, 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
SIMON HANTAÏ
Blancs, 1973 ....................................................................................................................68
MEL BOCHNER
Money, 2015 ....................................................................................................................70
GEORGES MATHIEU
Déformation de fonction variable convexe, 1957 .....................................................................72
Usuard, 1956 ...................................................................................................................74
PIERRE SOULAGES
Peinture 165 x 130 cm, 13 juillet 2002 ...................................................................................76
Peinture 92 x 130 cm, 24 avril 1994 ......................................................................................78
Peinture 81 x 54 cm, 16 juin 1951 ..........................................................................................80
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LUCIO FONTANA
Concetto Spaziale, 1952 .....................................................................................................82
Concetto Spaziale (Teatrino), 1965 .......................................................................................84
Concetto Spaziale Attese, 1968 ...........................................................................................86
KAZUO SHIRAGA
Untitled, 1962 ..................................................................................................................88
Untitled, 1983 ..................................................................................................................90
HANS HARTUNG
Untitled, 1952 ..................................................................................................................92
P50-1977-H2, 1977 ............................................................................................................94
GEORG BASELITZ
Hässliches Porträt 1 (6 schöne, 4 hässliche Porträts), 1987 .......................................................96
Untitled, 1984 ..................................................................................................................98
TAKASHI MURAKAMI
Blue Flower, 2013 ............................................................................................................100
ROBERT COMBAS
En plus, 1985 ..................................................................................................................102
ALEX KATZ
Corinne, 2006 ................................................................................................................104
Sissel, 2000 ...................................................................................................................106
TOM WESSELMANN
Sunset Nude (Variation #1), 2002 .......................................................................................108
Rosemary Lying on One Elbow (Rubbed), 1989. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Study for Blonde Monica in Half Slip (Thin line), 1986 .............................................................112
FRANK STELLA
Plutusia 1, 1995 ...............................................................................................................114
Hacilar Level 1A, 2001 ........................................................................................................116
KEITH HARING
Untitled (May 24 - 83), 1983. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Untitled, 1986 .................................................................................................................120
Untitled, 10 June 1984 .....................................................................................................122
ANDY WARHOL
Eagle, 1983 .....................................................................................................................124
Jackie, 1964 ...................................................................................................................126
Dollar Sign, 1981 ..............................................................................................................128
MANOLO VALDÉS
Retrato V, 2018 ...............................................................................................................130
Reina Mariana, 2017 .........................................................................................................132
Retrato II, 2018 ...............................................................................................................134
Cabeza con Mariposas, 2018 ..............................................................................................136
Pamela, 2018 ..................................................................................................................138
Matisse como Pretexto Rojo y Carmin, 2018 .........................................................................140
Mariposas Azules, 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Mariposas Plateadas III, 2017 .............................................................................................144
Helechos, 2017 ................................................................................................................146
Cabeza con Mariposas, 2018 ..............................................................................................148
FERNANDO BOTERO
Man and Woman in a Banana Plantation, 2017 ......................................................................150
Seated Man, 2004 ...........................................................................................................152
ROBERT LONGO
Study for Jet Pilot no. 1, 2007 ............................................................................................154
MEL RAMOS
Emin Emma, 2013 ............................................................................................................156

MARCELLO LO GIUDICE
Eden/Spring, 2011 ............................................................................................................158
Eden Blu, 2018 ................................................................................................................160
ANDY DENZLER
Girl Standing in Front of Chair and Sofa, 2018 .......................................................................164
Leaving Downtown, 2019 ..................................................................................................166
DAVID KIM WHITTAKER
The Way, 2017 .................................................................................................................168
Pharaohs, 2014 ...............................................................................................................170
LITA CABELLUT
Eridani, 2018 ..................................................................................................................172
UMBERTO MARIANI
Senza Titolo 3/2017, 2017 ..................................................................................................174
Senza Titolo 4/2016, 2016 .................................................................................................176
JOE BLACK
Millions Like Us 1, 2018 ......................................................................................................178
MARC SIJAN
Butler, 2018 ....................................................................................................................180
Standing Guard (H), 2018 ..................................................................................................182
SEO YOUNG-DEOK
Meditation 626, 2018 .......................................................................................................184
ROY NACHUM
Gun Metal, 2016 ..............................................................................................................186
FRED EERDEKENS
Let’s see what happens next as in paradise, 2018 ...................................................................188
VALAY SHENDE
Dhobi with Sacks, 2015 .....................................................................................................190
Watchman with Eyeballs, 2015 ...........................................................................................192
TIGRAN TSITOGHDZYAN
DS Mirror, 2018 ...............................................................................................................194
JAMES AUSTIN MURRAY
Calculating Azimuth, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
LEE JAE-HYO
0121-1110=118042, 2018 ......................................................................................................198
0121-1110=116084, 2016 ......................................................................................................200
FENG XIAO-MIN
Great Fortune N° 5.6.18, 2018 ............................................................................................202
ALFRED HABERPOINTNER
W-UPPS, 2016 .................................................................................................................204
YOO BONG SANG
NY20190125, 2019 ...........................................................................................................206
CHO SUNG-HEE
Orange Blossom, 2018 ......................................................................................................208
Lovely Blossom, 2019 .......................................................................................................210
HWANG RAN
Healing Forest_PWS, 2018 .................................................................................................212
Healing Blossoms_GWS, 2018 ............................................................................................214
LEE GIL-RAE
New Pine Tree 2017-3, 2017 ................................................................................................216
Human-Shaped Pine Tree 2018-6, 2018 ...............................................................................218
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