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Georges Mathieu (1921-2012)
Georges Mathieu (1921-2012)

Espoirs cruels (Cruel Hopes)

Price realised EUR 106,250
Estimate
EUR 60,000 – EUR 80,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, and applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see Section D of the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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Georges Mathieu (1921-2012)

Espoirs cruels (Cruel Hopes)

Price realised EUR 106,250
Price realised EUR 106,250
Details
Georges Mathieu (1921-2012)
Espoirs cruels (Cruel Hopes)
signed 'Mathieu' (lower left); titled '"ESPOIRS CRUELS"' (on the stretcher)
alkyd on canvas
146 x 114.5cm.
Painted in 1988
Provenance
Galerie Guy Pieters, Knokke.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
Further Details
We are grateful to Mr. Jean-Marie Cusinberche for the information he has kindly provided for this catalogue.

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