Lot  32 Ravenel Spring Auction 2018

Ravenel Spring Auction 2018

Trois Petales

René GENIS (French, 1922 - 2004)

Oil on canvas

80 x 80 cm

Estimate

TWD 240,000-360,000

HKD 65,000-97,000

USD 8,300-12,400

CNY 52,000-78,000

Sold Price

TWD 288,000

HKD 75,789

USD 9,651


Signature

Signed lower right René Genis
Signed on the reverse frame René Genis and titled Trois Petales
PROVENANCE:
Art France, Paris
Private collection, Taiwan

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Born in 1922, Vietnam. Genis went back with family to hometown Bordeaux in 1931. Genis is famous with his elegant still-life painting. Besides, no matter the theme is oriental scenery or french countryside, he always keeps a very poetry serenely ambience. With other artists like Guy Bardone, André Brasilier, Bernard Cathelin, and Paul Guiramand, Genis is also one of the important members of the Parisian Neo-Figurative School. His works were collected by Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, National Library of Paris, Fine Arts Museum of Lyon, Yamagata Museum of Art etc.

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Ravenel Spring Auction 2018

Saturday, June 2, 2018, 2:00pm