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VICTOR BRAUNER | Somnambule
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Brauner, Victor
- Somnambule
- signed Victor Brauner and dated 1940 (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 54.3 by 65.5cm., 21 3/8 by 25 3/4 in.
- Painted in 1940.
Provenance
L'Attico-Esse Arte, Rome (acquired by 1983)
Reginart Gallery, Geneva
Galerie Di Meo, Paris
Private Collection, France
Reginart Gallery, Geneva
Galerie Di Meo, Paris
Private Collection, France
Exhibited
Chicago, Richard L. Feigen, Victor Brauner, Paintings from 1932 to 1958, 1959, n.n.
Rome, L'Attico-Esse Arte, Victor Brauner, 1983, no. 1
Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Art, Victor Brauner, 1990, no. 8, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Galerie de France, 1994, n.n.
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, L'Art en guerre - France 1938-1947, 2012-13, n.n.
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, El Surrealismo y el Sueño, 2013-14, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
Rome, L'Attico-Esse Arte, Victor Brauner, 1983, no. 1
Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Art, Victor Brauner, 1990, no. 8, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Galerie de France, 1994, n.n.
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, L'Art en guerre - France 1938-1947, 2012-13, n.n.
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, El Surrealismo y el Sueño, 2013-14, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
Condition
The canvas is not lined. Examination under UV light reveals two small spots of retouching to the neck and hair of the figure and some minor flecks to the upper right and lower left of the composition. There are horizontal lines of craquelure running through the centre of the composition, all of which are stable. This work is in good overall condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
‘Victor’s surrealism doesn’t make things less real, and doesn’t escape into unrealism, but make the existence of being more real – including all the entities and all the daytime and night-time sensations they provoke.’
(Didier Imbert, Victor Brauner (exhibition catalogue), Didier Imbert Fine Art, Paris, 1990, p. 20)
(Didier Imbert, Victor Brauner (exhibition catalogue), Didier Imbert Fine Art, Paris, 1990, p. 20)