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ALEXANDRE LANDRE - PARIS

22 - Fred DEUX (1924–2015)
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Estimate €400 - €600
Description
Fred DEUX (1924–2015) Pré-tâche, 1961 graphite and lacquer on paper Signed lower right H_35.5 W_25 cm Provenance: - Galerie Alain Margaron, Paris. - Acquired from the gallery by the current owner. Comparative bibliography: - Fred Deux, l’œuvre graphique, exhibition catalogue, Musée Cantini, Marseille; École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Musée de l’Hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun, 1989–1990. - Bernard Noël, *Fred Deux: La chair du double*, Éditions La Différence / Cercle d’Art. - *Fred Deux. L’alter ego*, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2004. - *Traits d’union*, Galerie Alain Margaron, Paris, 2007. - Fred Deux. Rustling Drawings, Whispered Thoughts, Alain Margaron éditeur, Paris, 2013. - The World of Fred Deux, Lyon Museum of Fine Arts, Lienart Éditions, Paris, 2017. Note: The title *Pré-tâche* refers directly to one of Fred Deux’s fundamental techniques: starting with a stain or an accidental mark on the surface and gradually allowing the drawing to emerge. The combination of graphite and lacquer illustrates this interplay between pictorial material and graphic precision that runs through his work.
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Auction time 10/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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