The Pierre Maurs Collection: From India to the Fauves

Result EUR218,240

Published on 18 June 2021, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 12 June 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - 246-248, rue Giraudeau - 37000 Tours

In search of the most innovative forms and colors, Pierre Maurs collected works by avant-garde artists such as the Fauves and the 1900 generation.

Émile Othon Friesz (1879-1949), Le Port d’Anvers (The Port of Antwerp), 1906, oil... The Pierre Maurs Collection: From India to the Fauves

Émile Othon Friesz (1879-1949), Le Port d’Anvers (The Port of Antwerp), 1906, oil on canvas bearing the signature’s seal in the lower left, 60 x 81 cm/23.62 x 31.38 in.
Result: €218,240

Pierre Maurs, a thriving gallery owner and collector with impeccable taste, brought together a varied yet coherent collection in which great works from the first half of the 20 th century dialogued with Asian and traditional art. The highly successful…

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Collection Pierre MAURS (1908-2000) : Tableaux, Civilisations, Objets d'art et Mobilier.

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246-248, rue Giraudeau - 37000 Tours

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