ALBERT BITRAN (1929-2018) Composition, 1970/71 Large oil on paper mounted on canvas, signed lower right Dimensions: 129 x 88 cm Provenance : - Kunsthandel M.L. de Boer Amsterdam - Monaco private collection, acquired in 1974 from the previous owner. Accompanied by the 1974 purchase invoice. Painter and sculptor Albert Bitran is one of the leading artists of the post-war art scene. His rigorously constructed work tends towards a synthesis of the formal elements of geometric abstraction and the lyrical palette of warm abstraction. His work is associated with Lyrical Abstraction. Of Turkish origin, the artist Albert Bitran is also a link between East and West, between Mediterranean culture and the artistic sensibility of Northern Europe, where his work is particularly appreciated.

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