A Record on Paper for Nicolas de Staël

Result EUR350,000

Published on 14 May 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 06 May 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - 17, rue de Provence - 75009 Paris

Designed to illustrate the cover of a collection of poems by critic and poet Pierre Lecuire, this gouache was the most sought-after object in his wife's estate.

Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955), Composition, brush and gouache on paper, c. 1954, 36... A Record on Paper for Nicolas de Staël

Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955), Composition, brush and gouache on paper, c. 1954, 36 x 28.5 cm/14.2 x 11.2 in.
Result: €350,000

A literary man and writer, Pierre Lecuire (1922-2013) met most of the great names in 20th-century art during his long and successful career as a critic,…

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