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The Golden Age of Norman Bluhm

Published on , by Céline Piettre
Auction on 22 June 2018 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
He was one of those North American painters, like Sam Francis and Paul Jenkins, who chose to live in France for a while, rubbing shoulders with the avant-garde (we catch a fleeting glimpse of him in Jean Cocteau's film "Orphée") before returning to the home of Abstract Expressionism, of which he represented the second generation....
Norman Bluhm (1921-1999), "Firecracker", 1958, oil on canvas, 245 x 183 cm. Signed... The Golden Age of Norman Bluhm
Norman Bluhm (1921-1999), "Firecracker", 1958, oil on canvas, 245 x 183 cm. Signed and dated at bottom left.
Estimate: €150,000/200,000
He was one of those North American painters, like Sam Francis and Paul Jenkins, who chose to live in France for a while, rubbing shoulders with the avant-garde (we catch a fleeting glimpse of him in Jean…
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