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Jules Cavaillès (1901-1977) | French Cordes-sur-Ciel, c. 1950's Oil on Board Signed: Signed ‘J. Cavaillès’ (lower right); titled ‘Cordes sur Ciel No 2’ (on the reverse). Dimensions: Artwork: 19 × 21.5 cm | 7.5 × 8.5 in Provenance: Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Very good condition: a fine, stable network of age cracks in the pale sky and slight rubbing at the extreme edges, otherwise the thin paint layer entirely original, with no retouching in normal or ultraviolet light; the panel flat and sound, with the artist’s title inscription on the reverse. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report.Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Details on our Shipping & Export Information page (auroraathena.com/shipping/). Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is, in the condition described. The condition summary is given as a courtesy; a full condition report is available on request before the sale. Attributions and the five-year authenticity guarantee are governed by Section 4 (Returns and Refunds) of our Terms and Conditions. All enquiries must be made before bidding; no further information can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid you confirm that you have read and accept our Terms and Conditions in full (auroraathena.com/auction-terms-and-conditions/). -- The hill town of Cordes-sur-Ciel in the Tarn, its houses stacked along the ridge under a windy blue-and-white sky, painted in broad flat patches of ochre, olive, pink and black. Jules Cavaillès, born a few kilometres away in Carmaux, knew this landscape from childhood and returned to it throughout his life. Cavaillès (1901–1977) was a founder of the group ‘La Réalité poétique’ with Brianchon, Legueult, Oudot and Terechkovitch — painters who, after the war, defended a sensuous, decorative figuration against abstraction. His landscapes reduce what he sees to a few bold, cut-out shapes with the contours drawn in black, exactly as in this small oil on board. The panel is signed at the lower right and titled ‘Cordes sur Ciel No 2’ by the artist on the reverse.
Estimate:£342.95
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