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Martin BARRÉ (1924–1993)
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Martin BARRÉ (1924–1993)
See original version (French)
Estimate €60,000 - €80,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Martin BARRÉ (1924–1993)
“62 – 25 – C”
1962
Oil on canvas
Signed and titled on the reverse
H_80 cm W_76 cm
Provenance:
- Galerie Jacques Barbier, Paris
- Acquired from the gallery in 1992
- Private collection
Related works:
- Artcurial, “Post-War & Contemporary – Evening Sale” on 29 June 2021. Lot no. 57, Martin BARRÉ (1924–1993) 79-A, 1979, sold for €110,500.
- Piasa, “Modern and Contemporary Art” sale on 19 March 2025. Lot no. 22, Martin BARRÉ (1924–1993), 62-19, 1962, sold for €97,500
Comparative bibliography:
- Yve-Alain Bois, Martin Barré, Centre national des arts plastiques / Flammarion, ‘La Création contemporaine’ series, Paris, 1993.
- Yve-Alain Bois, Martin Barré, Galerie Daniel Buchholz / Andrew Kreps Gallery / Thea Westreich-Ethan Wagner / Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Cologne-New York-Paris, 2008. Christie’s.
- Clément Dirié, Michel Gauthier, Martin Barré, exhibition catalogue, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2020.
Note:
Created in 1962, this work belongs to a key period in Martin Barré’s exploration of line and pictorial space. Against a largely unpainted light background, the coloured lines structure the composition and create a tension with the empty space of the canvas.
This period immediately precedes the artist’s use of spray paint from 1963 onwards, which would further his exploration of gesture, line and the fragmentation of space.
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