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Pierre Soulages Before Black

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 05 December 2020 - 14:30 (CET) - 5, rue Racine - 30900 Nîmes

Considered lost until now, this impeccably referenced early work by Pierre Soulages illustrates the career of the man and the French artist.

Pierre Soulages (b. 1919), Le Pont-Neuf, 1938, oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm.Estimate:... Pierre Soulages Before Black

Pierre Soulages (b. 1919), Le Pont-Neuf, 1938, oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm.
Estimate: €120,000/150,000

Only the signature sheds light on the creator of this painting: though the inimitable style of the master of "outrenoir" is not really identifiable, Pierre Soulages's name is clearly written at the bottom. The French artist—who celebrated his centenary in 2019 with an exhibition at the Louvre in Paris and at Lévy Gorvy's in New York—recognized…
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