Live Auction 13486The Art of the Surreal
Victor Brauner (1903-1966)
Lot 101 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MONTE CARLO COLLECTION

Victor Brauner (1903-1966)

La Couronnée

Closed28 February 2017

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GBP 93,750

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Victor Brauner (1903-1966)
La Couronnée
signed and dated 'VICTOR BRAUNER 23.5.1945' (lower left); signed, dated and indistinctly inscribed 'LA COURONNÉE VICTOR BRAUNER 23.5.1945' (on the reverse)
oil and wax with black ink on board
10 5/8 x 8 5/8 (27 x 22 cm.)
Executed on 23 May 1945

Oliver Jennings, New York.
Private collection, London, by 1985.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 November 1989, lot 214.
Galerie Le Point, Monte Carlo, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

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Samy Kinge has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

'You will like my painting… because each drawing, each painting is an adventure, a departure toward the unknown…’ - Victor Brauner