Lot 219: ANDRÉ RAFFRAY | Un après-midi chez les Arensberg

digital print on backlit polyester film 
Executed in 1978/2001. 

103,5 x 183,5 x 14,5 cm; 40 3/4 x 72 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.

The electrical system is in working condition. There are some light surface irregularities to extreme edge of the framing. There are some air bubbles in numerous places which are inherent to the artist working process. This work is in very good original condition.
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Vence, Château Notre-Dâme des Fleurs, Galerie Beaubourg,  André Raffray - Un musée imaginaire, April - June 2001; catalogue, p. 51, illustrated in colour
Paris, Galerie Beaubourg,  Etant donné André Raffray, October 2008; catalogue, p.8, illustrated

Pierre Nahon, L'Histoire de la Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, 2009, p.188, illustrated in colour

Acquired from the artist by the present owners