Henri MICHAUX (1899-1984) Composition, 1958 India ink on paper. Monogrammed lower right. Dated on the back. 74 x 105 cm Provenance : - Galerie René Drouin, Paris. - Private collection, Paris. Acquired directly from the latter. Exhibitions : - Rétrospective Henri Michaux, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, March 15 - June 14, 1978 (label on back of mount). - Henri Michaux. De l'autre côté, Guggenheim Bilbao, February 2 - May 13, 2012. This work will be included in the Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Micheline Phankim, Rainer Michael Mason and Franck Leibovici.

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