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Monday, 22 November 2021, 06:00 pm

Francis Bott, Épitaphe idéale

Lot 80

Francis Bott, 1904-1998 (DE)

Épitaphe idéale, 1956

Oil on canvas.
H 920 mm W 730 mm.

Signed and dated lower right: Francis Bott, 56. Verso inscribed: N° 2. On gallery label inscribed: 1956, Épitaphe idéale. (Frame).

Provenance:
Galerie d'art moderne, Basel;
Marie-Suzanne Feigel, Basel;
Swiss Private Collection.

Exhibition:
Lugano, Städtische Kunsthalle, in the Villa Malpensata, 1987.

Literature:
Exhibition catalogue. Francis Bott. Comprehensive retrospective 1938 - 1985. Lugano 1987. No. 92, illustration on page 82;
Wolfgang Henze. Francis Bott. Das Gesamtwerk. Stuttgart/Zürich 1988. No. 371, illustration.

CHF5'000 / 7'000
EUR4'600 / 6'400
USD5'400 / 7'500

Hammer Price: CHF 4'800