Lot No. 220


Georges Mathieu *


(Boulogne-sur-Mer 1921–2012 Paris)
Gatines, 1969, signed and dated, titled on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 60 x 73 cm, framed

This work is referenced in the Addendum to the Archives by Jean-Marie Cusinberche on Georges Mathieu and is accompanied by an attestation of inclusion.

Provenance:
Galleria del Milione, Milano (label and stamp on the reverse)
European Private Collection

"(...) Mathieu experences his art as a metaphisical flight free from the contingencies of representation the pure form of a creative force in action, the expression of a new Renaissance whose advent he evokes. The force he unleashes in the act of creation induces an upheaval of aesthetic canons and interpretative norms, conveying a liberating message through the signs and graffiti he projects onto the canvas. Mathieu's message is a hymn to freedom with which he hopes to shake up the social world..."
ominique Stella : Georges Mathieu. Ou l’indomptable insolence d’être

Specialist: Flaminia Allvin Flaminia Allvin
+39-06-699 23 671

​​​​​​​flaminia.allvin@dorotheum.it

23.05.2024 - 18:00

Estimate:
EUR 70,000.- to EUR 100,000.-

Georges Mathieu *


(Boulogne-sur-Mer 1921–2012 Paris)
Gatines, 1969, signed and dated, titled on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 60 x 73 cm, framed

This work is referenced in the Addendum to the Archives by Jean-Marie Cusinberche on Georges Mathieu and is accompanied by an attestation of inclusion.

Provenance:
Galleria del Milione, Milano (label and stamp on the reverse)
European Private Collection

"(...) Mathieu experences his art as a metaphisical flight free from the contingencies of representation the pure form of a creative force in action, the expression of a new Renaissance whose advent he evokes. The force he unleashes in the act of creation induces an upheaval of aesthetic canons and interpretative norms, conveying a liberating message through the signs and graffiti he projects onto the canvas. Mathieu's message is a hymn to freedom with which he hopes to shake up the social world..."
ominique Stella : Georges Mathieu. Ou l’indomptable insolence d’être

Specialist: Flaminia Allvin Flaminia Allvin
+39-06-699 23 671

​​​​​​​flaminia.allvin@dorotheum.it


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Auction: Contemporary Art I
Auction type: Saleroom auction with Live Bidding
Date: 23.05.2024 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 11.05. - 23.05.2024