JOHN LEVEE (1924-2017)
“July V, 1959”
oil on canvas, 72 x 91cm, (28½ x 36in)
signed and dated upper left
Provenance:
Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, Los Angeles
Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis, Los Angeles
RENÉ DUVILLIER (1919-2002)
“LES FOUDRES DANS LA MER”
oil on canvas, 116 x 89cm, (45¾ x 35in)
signed lower left; also signed, dated and titled on reverse, 1961
and inscribed “Cycle Vert No.3
GUSTAV BOLIN (1920-1999)
“LE BLEU ET LE ROUGE”
oil on canvas, 150 x 150cm (59 x 59in)
signed, painted c.1968
EXHIBITED: “Gustav Bolin”, Galerie Dionne, Paris, 1995
JAMES PICHETTE (1920-1996)
“COMPOSITION, 1956”
oil on canvas, 130 x 97cm (51 x 38in)
signed lower right,
also signed and dated on reverse, 1956
SILVANO BOZZOLINI (1911-1998)
“SPAZIOLE”
oil on canvas, 130 x 89cm (51 x 35in)
signed and dated lower right, 1965
also signed, titled and dated on reverse
PROVENANCE: Galleria Pagani, Milan
CAMILLE BRYEN (1907-1977)
“FOMALHAUT, No 109”
oil on canvas, 115 x 33cm (45 1/4 x 13in)
signed lower left, also signed on reverse
painted in June 1955
EXHIBITED:
Wols - Bryen, Galerie Colette Allendy, Paris, Nov-Dec 1955
Bryen, Galerie Stadler, Paris Nov-Dec 1956
Phases, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, May-June 1957, Cat. No 39
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LITERATURE:
Camille Bryen, Christian Baugey, 1960, repr. p. 47
Camille Bryen, L’Oeuvre Peint, J. Boutet-Loyer, Paris 1986, No 109, repr. p. 125
L’Art En France, 1945-1960, A. Bonfand, 1995, repr. p.61
CLAUDE BELLEGARDE (1927-2019)
“TRANSFIGURATION”
oil on canvas, 130 x 107cm (51 1/4 x 42in)
signed, titled and dated on reverse, 1960
LITERATURE:
“Bellegarde: The Quest for Color”, Gilles Bastianelli, Somogy, Paris, 2006. (Illus. p.67)
JEAN DEYROLLE (1911-1967)
“SIMEONE”
tempera on canvas, 60 x 100cm, (23 1/2 x 39 1/2in),
signed on reverse, 1952
EXHIBITED:
“Séminaire des Arts”, Brussells, 1952
Galerie Editions Lahumière, Paris
Galerie Galarté, Paris, 1987
LITERATURE:
“Témoignages pour l’Art Abstrait”, Alvard & Gindertael, Paris, 1952, (illus. p.93)
“Jean Deyrolle”, Catalogue Raisonné, Georges Richar-Rivier [no.52.02]
[SOLD]
MARIE RAYMOND (1908-1988)
“MONTAGNE”
oil on canvas, 89 x 145cm, (35 x 57in),
signed lower right, painted 1961
EXHIBITED:
Galerie Cavalero, Cannes
ALEXANDRE ISTRATI (1915-1991)
“COMPOSITION, 1956”
oil on canvas, 130 x 97cm (51 x 38in)
signed and dated lower left, 1956
signed again on reverse
[SOLD]
HUGUETTE ARTHUR BERTRAND (1920-2005)
“COMPOSITION, 1954”
oil on canvas, 100 x 73 cm (39 1/2 x 28 3/4in)
signed lower right, also signed and dated on reverse, 1954
EXHIBITED:
Galerie Arnoux, Paris
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, New York
[SOLD]
LÉON ZACK (1892-1980)
“COMPOSITION CÉLESTE”
oil on canvas, 73 x 54cm
signed and dated, 1965
EXHIBITED:
Galerie Deo-Cadres, Cannes.
Galerie Jacques Massol, Paris.
Giraffe Gallery, Los Angeles.
LITERATURE: Catalogue Raisonné no. 5348
[SOLD]
CLAUDE BELLEGARDE (1927-2019)
“UN HOMME DANS LA VIE”
oil on canvas, 97 x 130cm (38 1/4 x 51in)
titled signed and dated on reverse, 1963
also inscribed “3 phases évolutives en couleurs symboliques”
EXHIBITED:
Blumenthal Gallery, 1963
LITERATURE:
“Bellegarde: The Quest for Color”, Gilles Bastianelli, Somogy, Paris, 2006. (Illus. p.76)
JEAN DEYROLLE (1911-1967)
“OMPHALE”
tempera on canvas, 97 x 130cm, (38 x 51in),
signed lower right; and titled on reverse;
painted 1966
EXHIBITED:
“Climat 66”, Galerie Denise René, Paris
“Jean Deyrolle”, Musée de Grenoble
LITERATURE:
“Jean Deyrolle”, Catalogue Raisonné, Georges Richar-Rivier [no 66.18]
SILVANO BOZZOLINI (1911-1998)
“ESPACE”
oil on canvas, 80 x 80cm (31 1/2 x 31 1/2in)
signed and dated lower right, 1954-62
also signed, titled and dated on reverse
EXHIBITED:
Kunsthandel Kerseboom, Netherlands
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Architect G. Dedoyard, Liege
[SOLD]
JEAN LE MOAL (1909-2007)
“LES ARBRES”
oil on canvas, 100 x 100cm (39 1/2 x 39 1/2in),
signed and dated lower right, 1954; also signed, titled and dated on reverse
EXHIBITED:
“Abstrakte Maler”, Galerie Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 1956, (no.50, cat. illus.)
“Art Abstrait”, Galerie Ann Abels, Cologne, 1958, (no.13)
OSCAR GAUTHIER (1921-2009)
“COMPOSITION, 1950”
oil on canvas, 146 x 89cm (57 1/2 x 35in)
signed and dated lower right, 1950
[SOLD]
JEAN LOMBARD (1895-1983)
“L’ORCHESTRE”
oil on canvas, 110 x 100cm (43¾ x 39½in)
signed and dated lower right, 1960
EXHIBITED: “Expression Nouvelle”, Galerie Synthèse, Paris, 1960
[SOLD]
ANDRÉ BLOC (1896-1966)
“ÉPOQUE PRÉSENTE”
oil on canvas, 130 x 89cm, (51 x 35in)
signed, dated, and titled on reverse, 1959
Exhibited: Galeria Pagani Del Grattacielo, Milan
[SOLD]
ANDRÉ LANSKOY (1902-1976)
“BRAVOS LE PRINCE”
oil on canvas, 97 x 146 cm (38 1/4 x 57 1/2in)
signed lower right; titled and dated 1964 on reverse
The authenticity of the present work has been confirmed by M. André Schoeller.
GEORGES CSATO (1910-1983)
“COMPOSITION 1975”
oil on canvas, 65 x 100cm, (25 1/2 x 39 1/2in)
signed and dated lower left, 1975
CLAUDE VENARD (1913-1999)
“COMPOSITION AU VASE DE FLEURS”
oil on canvas, 130 x 130cm, (51 x 51in),
signed lower right, painted c.1965
LÉON GISCHIA (1903-1991)
“FIGURE ET GUITARE”
oil on canvas, 81 x 100cm (32 x 39 1/2in)
signed and dated lower right, 1954
EXHIBITED: “Gischia”, Galerie de France, 1954
[SOLD]
ALFRED RETH (1884 - 1966)
“FORMES DANS L’ESPACE”
oil and mixed media on panel, 48 x 39cm (19x15 1/4in)
signed, and dated 1944
LITERATURE: Alfred Reth, Catalogue Raisonné, 2003, No. 189
MAX PAPART (1911-1994)
“MRS BUTTERFLY”
oil on canvas, 54 x 65cm (21 1/4 x 25 1/2in)
signed lower left,
and titled and dated on reverse, VII.LXXV
LITERATURE:
"Max Papart", Roger Green, Rizzoli,1984, (illus. p.90)
[SOLD]
REYNOLD ARNOULD (1919-1980)
“DÉCOUVERTE II”
oil on canvas, 100 x 65cm, (39 1/2 x 25 1/2in)
signed lower right, and titled on reverse
painted c.1958
EXHIBITED:
“Reynold Arnould: Forces et Rythmes de l’Industrie”,
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1959.
LITERATURE:
“Reynold Arnould, une Poétique de l’Industrie”,
G. Rot & F. Vatin, Nanterre, 2019, (illus. p.77)
[SOLD]
SILVANO BOZZOLINI (1911-1998)
“FANTAISIE CONTRASTÉE”
oil on canvas, 65 x 50cm (25 1/2 x 19 3/4in)
signed and dated lower right, 1959
also signed, titled and dated on reverse
EXHIBITED: Galerie Pagnani, Milan
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Italy
[SOLD]
GEORGES COLLIGNON (1923-2002)
“VIVES CONTROVERSES”
oil on canvas, 162 x 65 cm (63 3/4 x 25 1/2in)
signed, and counter-signed and dated on reverse,1950
EXHIBITED:
International COBRA Exhibition, Liége, 1951
[SOLD]
PIERRE DMITRIENKO (1925-1974)
“COMPOSITION, 1950”
oil on canvas, 120 x 60cm (47 1/4 x 23 1/2in)
signed and dated lower left, “P. Dmitrienko 1950”
also signed and dated on reverse of canvas, upper centre: “Pierre Dmitrienko 1950”
EXHIBITED:
Galerie Mai, Paris, 1950
LITERATURE:
To be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the artist’s work, currently being prepared by Rurik Dmitrienko.
SILVANO BOZZOLINI (1911-1998)
“EN ROND”
oil on panel, diam. 80cm (31½in)
signed and dated lower left, 1962
also signed, titled and dated on reverse “Paris-Dec-62”
[SOLD]
JAMES BROWN (1951-2020)
“WOMAN IN HAT”
oil and enamel paint on canvas, 142 x 127cm (56 x 50in)
signed, titled and dated on reverse, 1984-1985
EXHIBITED:
Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Salzburg
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich
YOULA (JULES) CHAPOVAL (1919-1951)
“COMPOSITION, 1949”
oil on canvas, 40 x 31cm (15¾ x 12¼in)
signed indistinctly lower right,
painted circa 1949
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection Jeanne Chapoval
HENRI HAYDEN (1883 - 1970)
“COQUILLAGE NOIR”
oil on canvas, 54 x 65cm(21 1/4 x 25 1/2in),
signed and dated 1962.
EXHIBITED:
"Henri Hayden", Victor Waddington Gallery, London, 1973, (No.4)
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Mr and Mrs Norbert Magnus
Private Collection