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Jean MESSAGIER (1920–1999)
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Estimate €6,000 - €10,000
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Jean MESSAGIER (1920–1999) Arrival at the River’s Edge (December 1956) Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, countersigned, dated and located on the reverse. 121 x 196 cm (two small dents) Included is a book by Pierre Cabanne: *Jean Messagier, l’oeil du temps*, 1969. SRIP, in which this work is reproduced in black and white on page 27. Jean MESSAGIER (1920–1999) Arrival at the Riverbank (December 1956) Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, countersigned, dated and inscribed on the reverse. 121 x 196 cm (two small dents) Included is a book by Pierre Cabanne: *Jean Messagier, l’oeil du temps*, 1969. SRIP, in which our work is reproduced in black and white on page 27. Exhibitions - 8th São Paulo Biennial, 4 September – 28 November 1965, Pavilhão da Bienal, São Paulo, Brazil - Jean Messagier, (The Career of a Painter from 1949 to 1979), 14 September – 21 October 1979, Maison de la Culture, Amiens, France - Jean Messagier, (The Career of a Painter from 1949 to 1980), 24 July – October 1980, Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France Bibliography - Jacques Lassaigne, VIII Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, 1965, cited on p. 228 - Pierre Cabanne, L’œil du temps, Paris, Les éditions du temps, 1969, work reproduced in black and white on pp. 27 and 92 - Daniel Meiller – Claude Engelbach, Messagier: The Career of a Painter from 1949 to 1979, Amiens, Maison de la Culture, 1979, work reproduced in black and white on p. 22 We would like to thank Mr Elie Messagier for kindly confirming the authenticity of the work; it will be included in the artist’s catalogue raisonné, which is currently in preparation
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About the sale 20TH-CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS AND MODERN PAINTINGS, including the former collection of Charles Zalber, owner of the Lucie Weill & Seligmann gallery in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris.
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Auction time 10/31/2026 at 10:00 AM
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