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53. 53AR CLAUDE RUTAULT (1941-2022)
interchangeable 4 genera…
See original version (French)
53
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53. 53AR CLAUDE RUTAULT (1941-2022)
interchangeable 4 genera…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
53. 53AR CLAUDE RUTAULT (1941-2022)
interchangeable 4 generalised
de-fining/method ninety-one
1976 - 2016
x canvases, chosen from standard formats, divided between x number of private or public persons, one canvas per person. each canvas is painted the same colour as the wall on which it is hung.
the work as a whole is defined by a description common to all the participants, whose number cannot vary (there are thirty-six). this description consists of a booklet in which each participant records the movements of the work. each time a taker modifies his canvas, moves house, resells his canvas, etc. the thirty-five other participants receive all the information concerning the evolution of this canvas, including a colour sample of the new installation. the booklet is filled in regularly. a taker in charge can only own one canvas.
interchangeable généralisé began its life with a solo exhibition at the musée de la ville de paris in 1983.
- as a souvenir: the description signed in Paris on 31 December 1983 by intelligence service productions acting on behalf of Claude Rutault.
- as a souvenir: an acrylic on canvas
Booklet (description) dimensions: 29.7 x 21 cm.
Booklet (description) dimensions: 11 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.
Canvas dimensions: 22 x 14 cm.
Canvas dimensions: 8 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.
Ninon Rutault will draw up and sign a description for the new buyer in accordance with the latest version drawn up by Claude Rutault and published in the MAMCO book Claude Rutault dé-finitions/méthodes 1973-2016.
Provenance
Mr & Mrs Claude Cluzel Collection, Europe (acquired from the artist in 1983)
Then by descent to the current owner
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Post-War & Contemporary Art including the Cluzel Collection
Auction location
Auction time
06/04/2026 at 4:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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