Null BERNAR VENET (born 1941)
Random combination of indeterminate lines
1992

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BERNAR VENET (born 1941) Random combination of indeterminate lines 1992 Signed, titled and dated below Collage, oil stick and graphite on paper Getekend, getiteld en gedateerd midden onder Collage, olieverf en grafiet op papier Signed, titled and dated lower center Collage , oilstick and graphite on paper 76 x 52 cm Footnotes: Provenance / Herkomst Eric Van de Weghe Gallery, Belgium Private collection / privécollectie, Brussels The authenticity of this work has been kindly confirmed by the artist. This work is registered in the archives under inventory number bv92d58 I seek to propose new configurations in the field of structure. (...) I approach another system, that of the unpredictable... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR An additional percentage will be charged to buyers for lots preceded by the symbol AR corresponding to artists' resale rights under the Copyright Regulations 2006. Please refer to the sales conditions for further details. De koper is ons een extra premie verschuldigd ter dekking van onze kosten in verband met de betaling van royalty's krachtens de Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006. Zie onze algemene voorwaarden voor meer informatie. An Additional Premium will be payable to us by the Buyer to cover our Expenses relating to payment of royalties under the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006. See our terms and conditions for further details. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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BERNAR VENET (born 1941) Random combination of indeterminate lines 1992 Signed, titled and dated below Collage, oil stick and graphite on paper Getekend, getiteld en gedateerd midden onder Collage, olieverf en grafiet op papier Signed, titled and dated lower center Collage , oilstick and graphite on paper 76 x 52 cm Footnotes: Provenance / Herkomst Eric Van de Weghe Gallery, Belgium Private collection / privécollectie, Brussels The authenticity of this work has been kindly confirmed by the artist. This work is registered in the archives under inventory number bv92d58 I seek to propose new configurations in the field of structure. (...) I approach another system, that of the unpredictable... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR An additional percentage will be charged to buyers for lots preceded by the symbol AR corresponding to artists' resale rights under the Copyright Regulations 2006. Please refer to the sales conditions for further details. De koper is ons een extra premie verschuldigd ter dekking van onze kosten in verband met de betaling van royalty's krachtens de Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006. Zie onze algemene voorwaarden voor meer informatie. An Additional Premium will be payable to us by the Buyer to cover our Expenses relating to payment of royalties under the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006. See our terms and conditions for further details. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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BERNAR VENET (Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, France, 1941). "Three Indeterminate Lines", 2009. Mixed media on paper. Signed, dated and titled at lower right. Measurements: 137.5 x 110.5 cm; 153 x 125 cm (frame). It was in the mid-seventies that Bernar Venet began to place the line at the center of his conceptual research. While in a scientific context a line is a clearly defined geometric form, Bernar Venet used this simple geometric form to demonstrate divergent concepts. His sculptures, drawings and paintings explore the line as a carrier of divergent potentialities: order and disorder, the determinate and the indeterminate? By moving, the line becomes a three-dimensional and unstable figure, and forces the viewer to follow its course in search of the beginning and the end. Behind the chaotic appearance of the forms that Venet conceives, rigorous mathematical studies are hidden. "Three Indeterminate Lines" also exists in a sculptural version. Conceptual artist Bernar Venet is best known for his precise and mathematically rigorous sculptures, often made of steel. Painting, collage and charcoal are also his means of expression. Within his artistic practice, he has also carried out continuous experiments with other industrial materials, such as coal and asphalt. In the 1960s, Venet was influenced by the work of Arman and the New Realists working in Paris, and began making cardboard sculptures. A visit to New York in 1966 brought him closer to Minimalism, and he subsequently shared a studio with Arman in midtown Manhattan and interacted with artists such as Donald Judd and Sol LeWitt. In the decades that followed, the artist honed his signature style and his work came to reflect his ongoing formal artistic investigations. In 2005 he was decorated Knight of the Legion of Honor, and in 2014 he inaugurated the Venet Foundation, a museum and archive of his work. This year 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of Venet's seminal work Tas de charbon (1963), made of charcoal, which heralded the beginning of his meticulous research practice. Bernar Venet was born in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence but has lived and worked in New York since 1966. His work has explored a variety of media - sculpture, painting, photography, film, performance, music and design - but always maintaining the desire for his works to generate questions and bring something new to the art world. In 2011 the sculptor installed monumental works in the gardens of Versailles1 and in the domaine de Marly. Venet's work is part of the collection of prestigious museums such as The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; The National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garde, Washington and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. To date, he has more than 30 monumental works and public sculptures installed in cities around the world such as Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and Denver. He has participated in documenta 6 and the 56th Venice Biennale. Throughout his career he has received numerous awards including the Grand Prix des Arts de la Ville de Paris, the decoration as Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur and the International Sculpture Center's 2016 Lifetime Achievement. Recent events: 2021 Major exhibition "L'hypothèse de la gravité" at the Louvre-Lens during the summer, and the RELIEFS exhibition at the Galerie der Stadt Tuttlingen in Germany. Numerous publications this year, starting with the Louvre-Lens exhibition catalog published with Skira, as well as books on the Tas de charbon (Pile of charcoal), a study of Venet's work on paper (Dessins), a catalog raisonné on the artist's entire photographic oeuvre and, finally, a book on the Venet Foundation. Year 2022: a five-month retrospective covering the artist's career from 1961 to 2021, focusing on performances, paintings and sculptures, on 8,000 m2, at the Tempelhof Kunsthalle in Berlin. A catalog of the exhibition is published by éditions Dilecta. Publication of the biography Bernar Venet. Toute une vie pour l'art, by Catherine Francblin (éditions Gallimard), and a catalog raisonné on the artist's photographic work (éditions Marval-Rue Visconti) accompanied by photographic prints in his gallery. The exhibition "Si les canards pataugent alors 5 est un nombre premier" at the Centre International de Poésie de Marseille (CIPM), curated by director Michaël Batalla, is followed by poetry readings and a conference. Exhibition at Waddington Custot (London) with Venet's work on angles. Exhibition at Kasmin (New York), where he performs the piece Accident, and for which an exhibition catalog (with a text by Maurice Fréchuret) is published. 2023 Exhibitions at Perrotin's three Parisian galleries, where Venet presents new paintings, GRIBS, works on paper, as well as a double installation of Arches in Place Vendôme (curated by Jérôme Sans), followed by lectures with Thierry Raspail, Philippe Piguet, Guy Boyer and Catherine Francblin. The Coal Pile

Estim. 20 000 - 30 000 EUR

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Estim. 40 000 - 60 000 EUR

Bernar VENET (born 1941) Two undetermined lines Grease pencil drawing Titled, signed and dated 89 lower right 151 x 130.5 cm Provenance : - The Greenberg Gallery, Saint-Louis (USA) - Private collection, France Note: - We would like to thank the Bernar Venet Studio for confirming that this drawing is listed in the artist's archives under the unique inventory no. bv89d85. Expert : Cabinet MARECHAUX Please ask for the condition reports before the sale: they are not included in the sheets.

Estim. 800 - 900 EUR

Bernar VENET (né en 1941)

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