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Serge Poliakoff, or Inhabited Silence

Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 31 May 2019 - 14:30 (CEST) - Le Galaxy, route des CréActeurs, BP 60089 - 14800 Deauville

A modern icon, the painter achieved the full expression of his art in the 1950s. Here is a fine example, soon to be unveiled in Deauville.

Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969), Gris, vert, bleu (Grey, Green, Blue), 1955, oil on canvas,... Serge Poliakoff, or Inhabited Silence
Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969), Gris, vert, bleu (Grey, Green, Blue), 1955, oil on canvas, 119 x 89 cm.
Estimate: €150,000/180,000
Around 1950, Serge Poliakoff built balanced architectures, as if made up of volumes that interpenetrate each other. In 1956, in the art review XXe Siècle , critic Julien Alvard accurately described the process as the…
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Friday 31 May 2019 - 14:30 (CEST) - Live
Le Galaxy, route des CréActeurs, BP 60089 - 14800 Deauville
Tradart-Deauville
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