Lot 277 | Jean H‚lion (1904-1987)
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Composition signed 'H‚lion' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 351/4 x 35 5/8in. (89.5 x 89.9cm.) Painted in 1930 PROVENANCE Galerie Pierre [Pierre Loeb], Paris (by 1932). Louis Carr‚ et Cie., Paris. Gladys Fabre, Paris (by 1975). LITERATURE H.C. Cousseau, Helion, Paris 1992, p. 309 (illustrated). D. Abadie, H‚lion ou la force des choses, Brussels 1975, p. 42 (illustrated). EXHIBITION Paris, Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Jean H‚lion au Grand Palais - cent tableaux 1928-1970, Dec. 1970-Feb. 1971. Saint-Etienne, Mus‚e d'Art et d'Industrie, Helion Peintures et dessins 1929-1979, Sept.-Oct. 1979, no. 10; this exhibition later travelled to Strasbourg, Mus‚e d'Art Moderne. Peking, Shanghai, Nanchang, H‚lion, organised by Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Sept.-Nov. 1980, no. 5. Munich, St„dtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Jean H‚lion: Abstraktion und Mythen des Alltags, Aug.-Oct. 1984, no. 19 (illustrated in colour in the catalogue); this exhibition later travelled to Paris, Mus‚e d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Valencia, Centro Julio Gonz lez, Jean H‚lion, March-May 1990, no. 50; this exhibition later travelled to Liverpool, The Tate Gallery. Paris, Mus‚e d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Ann‚es trente en Europe 1929-1939, Feb.-May 1997 (illustrated in colour in the catalogue p. 132). NOTES This painting will be included in the forthcoming Helion catalogue raisonn‚ being prepared by the Jean Helion Association.


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