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A New Serge Poliakoff Painting on the Market

Published on , by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker
Auction on 29 March 2024 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This abstract composition appears on the market for the first time. It is dated 1956, a milestone year for the painter, who exhibited both in Paris and abroad.

Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969), Composition abstraite 56-84 (Abstract Composition 56-58),... A New Serge Poliakoff Painting on the Market

Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969), Composition abstraite 56-84 (Abstract Composition 56-58), 1956, oil on panel, 97 x 130 cm/38.18 x 51.18 in.Estimate: €200,000/300,000
© ADAGP, PARIS, 2024

The work is new to the market. Acquired from the artist in 1956 by a discreet art lover, it has remained in his family until today. In the center, a touch of yellow and red acts as a focal point, shattering the gray-blue shades around it. Built up layer by layer, the painting is alive with irregularities upon which the light stumbles:…
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Friday 29 March 2024 - 14:00 (CET) - Live
Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Tessier & Sarrou et Associés
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