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BERNAR VENET (born 1941) Undertermined Lines 1991 Signed, titled and dated lower right Oil stick on paper Gesigneerd, getiteld en gedateerd rechtsonder Olieverf op papier Signed, titled and dated lower right Oilstick on paper 110 x 129 cm Footnotes: Provenance / Herkomst Eric Van de Weghe Gallery, Belgium Collection privée / privécollectie, Belgium The authenticity of this work has been kindly confirmed by the artist. This work is registered in the archives under inventory number bv91d58 Bernar Venet became an artist at a time when lyrical abstraction was exploding in France and conceptual art in the United States. He didn't subscribe to these movements, and looked for something else to broaden the field of creation. So he looked elsewhere for inspiration, to disciplines outside the art world such as mathematics, geometry and physics. His work developed around one theme: the Line, which became straight, curved and indeterminate, before transforming into Arcs and Angles. From the outset, his work was radical, even austere, compared to the abstract art of the 60s, which was generally lyrical and colorful. Using black and industrial materials, with minimal and deliberately inexpressive gestures, his aim was to achieve the absolute object, whose form would refer only to itself and not to the artist's "style". He remains faithful to the initial principles of his creation (principle of equivalence, refusal of aesthetics and principle of monosemia) on which he founds a protean work: paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, architecture, poetry, sound works, films....Extract from text by Maud Barral. 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) Undertermined Lines 1991 Signed, titled and dated lower right Oil stick on paper Gesigneerd, getiteld en gedateerd rechtsonder Olieverf op papier Signed, titled and dated lower right Oilstick on paper 110 x 129 cm Footnotes: Provenance / Herkomst Eric Van de Weghe Gallery, Belgium Collection privée / privécollectie, Belgium The authenticity of this work has been kindly confirmed by the artist. This work is registered in the archives under inventory number bv91d58 Bernar Venet became an artist at a time when lyrical abstraction was exploding in France and conceptual art in the United States. He didn't subscribe to these movements, and looked for something else to broaden the field of creation. So he looked elsewhere for inspiration, to disciplines outside the art world such as mathematics, geometry and physics. His work developed around one theme: the Line, which became straight, curved and indeterminate, before transforming into Arcs and Angles. From the outset, his work was radical, even austere, compared to the abstract art of the 60s, which was generally lyrical and colorful. Using black and industrial materials, with minimal and deliberately inexpressive gestures, his aim was to achieve the absolute object, whose form would refer only to itself and not to the artist's "style". He remains faithful to the initial principles of his creation (principle of equivalence, refusal of aesthetics and principle of monosemia) on which he founds a protean work: paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, architecture, poetry, sound works, films....Extract from text by Maud Barral. 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
