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Jean Royère and Charles Lapicque: From Line to Color

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 07 November 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - 49, boulevard Preuilly - 37000 Tours

20th-century masters, starting with Jean Royère, will share the bill with a large group of some 60 works by Charles Lapicque, mainly from his family.

Charles Lapicque (1898-1988), Sans Zaccaria (Without Zachariah), 1956, signed and... Jean Royère and Charles Lapicque: From Line to Color

Charles Lapicque (1898-1988), Sans Zaccaria (Without Zachariah), 1956, signed and dated oil on canvas, 130.5 x 81 cm/51.4 x 31.9 in.
Estimate: €20,000/30,000

In 1934, Dr. Alfred Bensaude (1908-1982) commissioned Jean Royère to make some furniture for him and his bride-to-be. Dr. Bensaude, who belonged to an important dynasty of doctors and co-founded the Société Française de Proctologie, had avant-garde tastes. Royère had only been in Paris for three years and was not yet as successful…
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Sunday 07 November 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Live
49, boulevard Preuilly - 37000 Tours
Rouillac