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ANDRÉ ARBUS (1903-1969)

'Le Sommeil d’Orphée' Tapestry, circa 1940

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    USD 10,000 - USD 15,000
    Closed: 11 Mar 2022
    ANDRÉ ARBUS (1903-1969)

    'Le Sommeil d’Orphée' Tapestry, circa 1940

    Closed: 11 Mar 2022
    Closed: 11 Mar 2022
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    manufactured at Aubusson, France
    woven wool
    491⁄4 in. (125.1 cm) high, 771⁄2 in. (196.9 cm) wide
    woven with artist's initials AA
    Provenance
    Christie’s, New York, 10 December 1988, lot 456
    Acquired from the above by the present owner
    Literature
    Y. Brunhammer, André Arbus, Paris, 2003, pp. 74 and 184 (for gouache designs of tapestries with similar motifs)
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    Please note this lot will be stored at Christie’s Fine Art Storage (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) for the duration of the online sale. Lots are available for in-person inspection on an on-request basis. Lots can be available for collection at CFASS the day after the close of the sale.
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