Henri Nouveau
Composition , 1932 (Dated)
Lot #19 |
2025-10-30 |
Sotheby's, London
Modern Discoveries
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
GBP 2,000 - 3,000 (currency of sale)
USD 2,560 - 3,840 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L25005
Auction name: Modern Discoveries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2025-10-30
End date: 2025-11-06
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century Acquired By Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 29.1 by 20.9 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
29.1
Width In Centimeters:
20.9
Height In Inches:
11.5
Width In Inches:
8.25
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Year notes: Dated in 1932.
Provenance
Siegfried and Gesche Poppe, Hamburg (acquired by 1990) Private Collection, Switzerland Galerie von Bartha, Basel Acquired from the above in 2006 by the present owner
Exhibited
(Possibly) Paris, Galerie de France, Henri Nouveau , 1959, n.n., n.p., listed (titled Komposition auf braun ) Valencia, Institut Valencià d'Art Moderne - Centre Julio González, Arte Abstracto. Arte Concreto , 1990, no. 92, p. 130, illustrated in colour Vienna, University of Applied Arts, Wille zur Form, Ungenständliche Kunst 1910-1938 in Ö  sterreich, Polen, Tschechoslowakei und Ungarn , 1993, n.n., p. 237, illustrated in colour
Catalog summary
Description Property from a Distinguished European Collection Henri Nouveau 1901-1959 Composition signed with initials H.N. and dated 1932 (lower right) gouache on paper 29.1 by 20.9 cm. 11½ by 8¼ in. Framed: 49.5 by 41.2 cm. 19½ by 16⅛ in. Executed in 1932. Provenance Siegfried and Gesche Poppe, Hamburg (acquired by 1990) Private Collection, Switzerland Galerie von Bartha, Basel Acquired from the above in 2006 by the present owner Exhibited (Possibly) Paris, Galerie de France, Henri Nouveau , 1959, n.n., n.p., listed (titled Komposition auf braun ) Valencia, Institut Valencià d'Art Moderne - Centre Julio González, Arte Abstracto. Arte Concreto , 1990, no. 92, p. 130, illustrated in colour Vienna, University of Applied Arts, Wille zur Form, Ungenständliche Kunst 1910-1938 in Ö  sterreich, Polen, Tschechoslowakei und Ungarn , 1993, n.n., p. 237, illustrated in colour