Auguste Herbin Lot n° 169

HERBIN, AUGUSTE 1882 Quiévy/France - 1960 Paris Title: "Composition". Date: 1948. Technique: Oil on canvas. Measurement: 100 x 73cm. Notation: Signed and dated lower right: herbin 1948. Additionally inscribed and titled verso centre: HERBIN 32 BIS rue FALQUIÈRE Á  PARIS XVe composition. Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame. Provenance: - Galerie Melki, Paris - Private collection Germany Exhibitions: - Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Paris 1949 - M.A.C., Caracas 1978 Literature: - Claisse, Geneviève: Herbin - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Peint, Lausanne 1993, cat. rais. no. 898, ill. (Here with a different title: "Helene") - With its contrasting, colourful geometric forms a representative example of Auguste Herbin's late work - From the artist's most important creative years - Works by Auguste Herbin were shown at documenta I, II and V, among others Explanations to the Catalogue Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.