Modern & contemporary paints

The modern and contemporary eras offer record sales for painting. Among the notable auctions held by the auction house POUSSE-CORNET are many famous painters such as Fernand LÉGER, Maurice UTRILLO, Victor BRAUNER, Nicolas de STAËL, Georges MATHIEU, André MARFAING, and Jacques MAJORELLE. On several occasions, the firm has also distinguished itself by dispersing artist studio contents.

• Wifredo LAM (1902-1982): Untitled. Circa 1950. Canvas. 73 x 54 cm. Hammered at €256,000
• Georges MATHIEU (1921-2012): The Taking of Malakoff. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated 1990. 97 x 130 cm. Sold for €119,150
• André MARFAING (1925-1987) : Abstract Composition. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left and dated 1966. Countersigned on the reverse, photo ref. no. B28, exhibition label. 145 x 114 cm. Paint loss and peeling. Provenance: Eurogalerie exhibition in 1967 in Montreux (Switzerland) - Estate of Mrs. M. (Blois)
• Fernand LÉGER (1881 – 1955) : Trees in Front of the House, 1922. Gouache, signed with initials and dated 22 lower right. 27 x 20 cm. Bibliography: - Will be included in the catalogue raisonné of works on paper by Fernand Léger currently in preparation by Irus Hansma. Sold for €143,000
• Pierre-Auguste RENOIR (1841 – 1919) : Study of a Woman and Landscape, circa 1908. Oil on canvas, signed with initial upper right. 13.5 x 16.5 cm. (relined) Condition: Good overall condition. Small black mark visible upper left. Provenance: - Ambroise Vollard, acquired from the artist before 1909 - Former collection of Mr. Bove, Paris - Former collection of Mr. S., Paris, acquired from the previous owner on July 20, 1966 - By inheritance, Mrs. S. Sold for €86,400
• Jacques MAJORELLE (1886 – 1962) : The Kasbah of Caïd Larbi Dardoui or Tamgout, Souss Valley, 1927. Oil on board, signed, dated and localized lower right. 50 x 61 cm. Bibliography: - Majorelle painter of the South by Florent Fels In: L’Art et les Artistes, April 1931, reproduced page 244 - Jacques Majorelle (1886 – 1962) Catalogue raisonné of painted works by Félix and Amélie Marcilhac, Éditions Norma, Paris, 2019, reproduced page 267 under No. 92 (dated 1931). Sold for €62,400