Jacques Villeglé (Jacques Mahé de La Villeglé) (born in 1926) Avenue du Maine, 25 July 1974 Torn and lacerated posters mounted on canvas Signed, titled, dated and annotated on the back "SLF" 83 x 63 cm Provenance: - Paris, Artcurial auction, 5 June 2014, lot 337 - Private collection, Paris Bibliography: Villeglé, Thematic catalogue, "Sans lettre Sans figure", Ed. Ides et Calendes, Neuchâtel, 2004, color illustration under n°SF 495, p.189 Our thanks to Mrs Valérie Villéglé for the information she kindly provided on this work

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