01-29-201001-30-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2493Boston
January 29, 2010 12:00 PMCalender
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Pierre Soulages (French, b. 1919) Eau-forte no. 7

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$3,200$2,700
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2493Location: BostonDate / Time: January 29, 2010 12:00PM

Description:

Pierre Soulages (French, b. 1919)

Eau-forte no. 7, 1957, edition of 100 (Rivière, VII). Signed "Soulage" in pencil l.r., numbered "13/100" in pencil l.l. Color etching with aquatint and carborundum on BFK Rives paper with watermark, plate size 21 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (54.0 x 38.1 cm),framed.
Condition: Margins over 1 1/2 inches with deckled lower edge, mat burn, staining and toning, glue to facing mat in upper margin, nicks and tape to edges.

Estimate $700-900

The sheet measures 25 3/4 x 18 7/8 in. The staining to the verso is striated due to corrugated cardboard. The tape is to the right edge only and is a white adhesive tape. There is a 1/4 inch puncture to the image at the edge c.r.

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