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An Abstract Score by Richard Mortensen

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 21 January 2022 - 13:30 (CET) - Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Some €50,000/80,000 will be needed for The Yellow Sound, a series of 91 gouache and graphite drawings by the Danish painter Richard Mortensen (1910-1993).

Richard Mortensen (1910-1993), The Yellow Sound, 1957, gouache and graphite drawing... An Abstract Score by Richard Mortensen

Richard Mortensen (1910-1993), The Yellow Sound, 1957, gouache and graphite drawing from a series of 91 based on the libretto by Wassily Kandinsky, 33 x 50 cm/13 x 19.7 in.
Estimate: €50,000/80,000 (the set)

Mortensen created this work in 1957, basing it on Wassily Kandinsky's eponymous 1909 libretto for the stage. While the latter, captivated by colors, dreamed of a monumental art mingling…
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ARTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY : PAINTINGS - SCULPTURES - DESIGN
Friday 21 January 2022 - 13:30 (CET) - Live
Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
De Baecque et Associés
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