Lot 14: JEAN DUBUFFET | Terre mère

pâte plastique

153 x 200 cm; 60 1/4 x 78 3/4 in.

pâte plastique

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the image does not convey the texture of the work. Few hairline, small cracks, inherent to the material, are only visible under very close inspection. This work is in very good condition.
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Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Jean Dubuffet 1942-1960, 16 décembre 1960 - 25 février 1961; catalogue, no.196
Francfort, Galerie Daniel Cordier; Milan, Galeria del Naviglio, Matériologies de Jean Dubuffet, 3 mars - 23 mai 1961; catalogue, no.4
Venise, Palazzo Grassi, Centro Internazionale delle Arti e del Costume, Arte e Contemplazione, 1961
Paris, Galerie Daniel Gervis, Jean Dubuffet: Matériologies, 11 juin - 12 juillet 1969
New York, The Salomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Jean Dubuffet: A Retrospective, 26 avril - 29 juillet 1973; catalogue, p.144, no.113, illustré
Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Jean Dubuffet, 28 septembre - 20 décembre 1973; catalogue, no.134
Saint-Paul, Fondation Maeght, Jean Dubuffet: Rétrospective, Peintures, Sculptures, Dessins, 6 juillet - 6 octobre 1985; catalogue, p.102, no.48, illustré
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Dubuffet, 4 mars - 10 juin 1993; catalogue, p.128, no.79, illustré en couleurs

Max Loreau, Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XVII: Matériologies, Lausanne, 1969, p.88, no.102, illustré

Galerie Daniel Cordier, Paris (acquis auprès de l’artiste en 1960)
Acquis auprès de celle-ci et transmis par descendance au propriétaire actuel