Hans HARTUNG (1904-1989). P1973-Z64. Pastel and acrylic on baryta board, strongly signed in pencil lower right. With autograph dispatch: "To Georges Roux, very kindly, Hans Hartung". H_50 cm W_73 cm (when viewed), trace of moisture at foot. Framed under glass in an aluminum rod. Provenance: personal gift from the artist to his doctor in Antibes, Dr. Georges Roux. Then passed on by descent. Our drawing is included in the catalog raisonné of Hans Hartung's work under the reference corresponding to its title. We would like to thank Mr. Hervé Coste de Champeron, in charge of the Hartung-Bergman Foundation (Antibes), who kindly confirmed the presence of this work in the Foundation's archives.

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