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RENÉ DUVILLIER (1919-2002)
Abîme tant désiré
signed ‘Duvillier’ (lower right); signed again, titled and dated 'Duvillier 61 ABIME tant desire' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
51 ⅛ x 38 ⅛ in. (130 x 97 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Provenance
Vera and Arturo Schwarz, Milan
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1998
Exhibited
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Dreaming with Open Eyes: The Vera, Silvia and Arturo Schwarz Collection of Dada and Surrealist Art in the Israel Museum, December 2000-June 2001, p. 156, no. 239 (illustrated).
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Surrealism and Beyond in the Israel Museum, February-August 2007.
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René Duvillier (1919-2002)was a French painter of the New School of Paris. His work was exhibited by André Breton and was described as “lyrical abstraction” by Charles Estienne.

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