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129 - Serge GRÈS (Kiev 1899 – Tahiti 1970)
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Estimate €5,000 - €6,000
Description
Serge GRÈS (Kiev 1899 – Tahiti 1970) Ceremony in Tahiti Painted in 1943 Oil on canvas 148 × 116 cm Signed, dated and localised in the lower left-hand corner “Grès 43 Tahiti” A painter and sculptor born in Kiev, Serge Czerefkow trained at the Kiev School of Fine Arts before settling in Paris in 1924. There, he exhibited his work at the Salon d’Automne as well as in several private galleries. It was during this period that he adopted the pseudonym ‘Grès’. In 1932, he moved to Tahiti. He exhibited his works there as well as in the United States. In 1935, the painter held his first public exhibition at the Cercle Bougainville in Papeete, Tahiti.
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About the sale École de Paris #20
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Auction time 10/27/2026 at 2:00 PM
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