Lot #888: SERGE POLIAKOFF - Composition abstraite au rectangle rouge - Gouache on paper

   

Artist: Serge Poliakoff (Russian/French, 1906 - 1969).
Title: "Composition abstraite au rectangle rouge".
Medium: Gouache on paper.
Date: Composed 1958.
Dimensions: Overall size: 20 x 15 in. (508 x 381 mm). Image size: 18 11/16 x 13 11/16 in. (475 x 348 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed lower right, recto; the number '14' circled in pencil, upper right; collector and gallery ink stamps, verso; gallery label apart from and included with the work. Painted on thick cream wove paper. Very good condition; the issues are in the margins and only one minor one affects the image itself; in addition all but the minor one will be masked when the work is framed; there is a ½” tear upper left edge, not into the image; a 1 7/8” long edge tear mid-right, only 1/16” into the image; paper clip mark upper left, 9/16” into the image; a few minor edge dings; corners creased lower left and right. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. [30292-4-24000]