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Abstraction and Spirituality with Geer Van Velde

Result EUR36,909
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 14 February 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - 20, rue Jean-Jaurès - 06400 Cannes

Two days were devoted to a sale evoking modern and contemporary sensibilities, from the transcendence of the Dutch master to the imagination of Picasso and the energy of street art.

Geer Van Velde (1898-1977), Composition, c. 1951, oil on canvas, signed on the bottom... Abstraction and Spirituality with Geer Van Velde

Geer Van Velde (1898-1977), Composition, c. 1951, oil on canvas, signed on the bottom right and on the back, 60 x 73 cm (23.6 x 28.7 in).
Result: €36,909

In his final years, looking back on his career, Geer Van Velde said: "I have tried all my life to paint light. I strive to reach the very sources of light. This light is something spiritual:…
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Sunday 14 February 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Live
20, rue Jean-Jaurès - 06400 Cannes
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