141 - Pierre SOULAGES (1919–2022)

Pierre SOULAGES (1919–2022) Bronze No. 2 – 1976 Bronze with a golden patina Signed and numbered on the back: “Soulages, 4/5” Blanchet Foundry 66 x 87 x 3.5 cm Provenance: Galerie de France, Paris European private collection Auction, Paris, Christie’s, June 1, 2012, lot 97 Private collection, France Auction, Paris, Artcurial, October 25, 2025, lot 21 Acquired at this auction by the current owner Exhibitions: Paris, Galerie de France, October 1977–January 1978 (a similar copy) Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (Lot), Musée de Rignault, “Soulages: Etchings and Bronzes,” April–June 2002 (a similar copy) Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, “Soulages: The Printed Work,” May–August 2003 (a similar copy) Bibliography: P. Encrevé, *Soulages: The Complete Works, Paintings, Volume II, 1959–1978*, Éditions du Seuil, Paris, 1995, reproduced in black and white on p. 274 (a similar copy) Authentication: A certificate from the artist will be provided to the buyer. Note: A similar piece is in the collection of the Musée Soulages in Rodez. Bronze with gold patina; signed and numbered on the reverse; Blanchet foundry; 26 x 34 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.