Eugene LEROY (1910-2000) - Lot 234

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14000 - 20000 EUR
Eugene LEROY (1910-2000) - Lot 234
Eugene LEROY (1910-2000) "Pieta" Oil on plywood panel. 99 x 79 cm. Provenance : acquisition from the artist Born in Tourcoing in 1910 and died in Wasquehal in 2000, Eugène LEROY leaves behind him a singular and recognizable work in which the subject is purified, pushing to its essential the figurative painting. Our "Pieta" shows the excellence with which the erudite artist rehabilitates traditional iconography by sculpting a thick and chromatic pictorial layer that catches the light, thus creating a true dialogue between past and modernity. An important retrospective exhibition has been dedicated to him at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris from April 15 to August 16, 2022. * Reminder: In accordance with the conditions of sale, the buyer is responsible for the right of resale on this lot (4% of the amount sold only from 750 € to 50,000 € and decreasing thereafter)
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