de Staël, Nicolas
Nicolas de Staël (St. Petersburg 1914 – Antibes 1955) was a French painter of Russian origin, celebrated for his expressive use of thick impasto and his highly abstract approach to landscape. In addition to painting, he worked in collage, illustration, and textile design.
He is considered one of the most important representatives of abstract, non-objective art in France.
Title
composition or “intérieur avec chaise”
year
1945
dimensions
16*22cm
type
oil on canvas
Signed and dated on the reverse by the artist in oil paint “Staël / 45”
Catalogue Raisonné
Françoise de Staël, Nicolas de Staël, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, Neuchâtel 1997, no. 42
Provenance
Jeanne Bucher, Paris (inventory number 552 on the reverse of the canvas and chassis).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, label on reverse and number 4079
Private collection Switzerland
Exposition
Basel 1964, Galerie Beyeler, cat. no. 2 (verso the label)
Condition
On the original stretcher, fresh in colours and in impeccable condition.
New frame.
price
Pending sale
code
P-104
