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Soulages and Senghor: Linked Through Poetry

Published on , by Sophie Reyssat
Auction on 23 January 2021 - 15:00 (CET) - 13, route de Trouville - 14000 Caen

In 1956, the year they met, this painting sealed the friendship between the abstract artist and the Senegalese writer and politician.

Pierre Soulages (b. 1919), Peinture 81 x 60 cm, 3 décembre 1956, oil on canvas signed... Soulages and Senghor: Linked Through Poetry

Pierre Soulages (b. 1919), Peinture 81 x 60 cm, 3 décembre 1956, oil on canvas signed and re-signed, dated 12-56-1-57, 81 x 60 cm (approx. 31.8 x 23.6 in).
Estimate: €800,000/1 M
© Adagp, Paris, 2020

Scarcely was the oil dry on this painting by Pierre Soulages than Léopold Sédar Senghor carried it off from his studio so that he could admire it at his leisure. Acquired in 1956, the work is coming on the market today as part of the estate of Colette Senghor, the wife of the writer, who was also the first president of the Republic of Senegal. Senghor's instant…
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Saturday 23 January 2021 - 15:00 (CET) - Live
13, route de Trouville - 14000 Caen
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