Auction sale reference

Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) - Être et paraître (To Be and to Seem)

Sold for £10,021,000 at Christie's on Mar 7, 2017.

Abstract painting densely covered with interlocking black, white, and colored marks.

Lot description

JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985) Être et paraître (To Be and to Seem) signed and dated ‘1963 J. Dubufet’ (lower left); signed again, titled and dated again “Être et paraitre J. Dubufet juillet 63’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 59 x 76 3/4 in. (150 x 195cm.) Painted in 1963

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