An Unprecedented Majorelle

Published on 15 December 2022, by Agathe Albi-Gervy

Auction on 30 December 2022 - 17:00 (CET) - La Mamounia Avenue Bab Jdid Marrakech - 40040 Marrakech

This painting, which has been in the same private collection in France since it was acquired from the artist in 1945, immerses us in Marrakech’s sheep market sublimated by the colors of Jacques Majorelle.

Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962), Le Souk aux moutons, Marrakech (The Sheep Market,... An Unprecedented Majorelle

Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962), Le Souk aux moutons, Marrakech (The Sheep Market, Marrakech), c. 1940-1945, mixed media on paper with powdered gold highlights, signed, 98 x 92 cm/38.58 x 36.22 in.
Estimate: DH1.8/2.5M, or approximately €180,000/250,000

The mixed media work is of honorable dimensions considering its support: a 98 x 92 cm/38.58 x 36.22 in., sheet of paper. Its particular format allows the viewer to enter the scene, blend into the crowd and witness the haggling in Marrakech’s sheep…

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