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ALFRED MANESSIER (1911-1993)
Sans titre
signed 'Manessier' (lower right)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
7 ¼ x 6 ⅝ in. (18.4 x 16.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1958.
Provenance
Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa, New York
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1969
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Alfred Manessier (1911-1993) was a non-figurative French painter also fluent in a variety of mediums, including lithography, designs for tapestries, liturgical objects and vestments. He was part of the New Paris School and the Salon de Mai.

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