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74 - Jean-Dominique VILLERI (Oneglia, 1896 – Cagnes-sur-Mer, 1982…
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Estimate €600 - €1,000
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Jean-Dominique VILLERI (Oneglia, 1896 – Cagnes-sur-Mer, 1982). The Man Who Thinks of Everything – 1933. Oil on canvas, signed, titled and marked ‘Cagnes’ on the reverse. H_100 cm W_81 cm In a wooden-moulded frame. Note: Born in Liguria, Giovanni Domenico Villeri grew up in Cannes. A self-taught painter, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1912 onwards. He associated with Soutine and Bonnard, then joined the Abstraction-Création movement in 1934. Initially a figurative artist, he became one of the leading figures of the new École de Paris, close to the poet René Char. The Château-Musée Grimaldi in Cagnes houses a collection of Villeri’s works, enriched by a bequest from his wife.
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About the sale PAINTINGS, FURNITURE, WORKS OF ART AND LARGE-SCALE DECORATIVE ITEMS
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Auction time 11/01/2026 at 2:00 PM
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