SOULAGES, Pierre (1919-2022) - photo 1
SOULAGES, Pierre (1919-2022) - photo 2

SOULAGES, Pierre (1919-2022)

Lot 199
05.07.2023 13:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Sold
€ 6 930
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 991188
Lot 199 | SOULAGES, Pierre (1919-2022)
Estimate value
€ 6 000 – 8 000
SOULAGES, Pierre (1919-2022)
Lettre autographe signée à Michel Butor. Sète, le 16 août 1972.
3 pp. in-folio (270 x 210 mm) et son brouillon d'1 page et demie, à l'encre noire. Pliures horizontales et verticales dues à l'envoi d'origine,

Fascinante lettre de Soulages à Butor, tout à fait éclairante sur le regard qu'il porte sur sa peinture. Il commence par le remercier pour l'envoi d'un exemplaire de L'Oeil des Saragasses, paru quelques semaines auparavant, et d'autres textes, qu'il vient de lire. "Tels qu'ils sont, ainsi séparés des encres qui les ont inspirés, le plaisir que j'en ai est sans réserve. Ceci parce que je les sens détachés de ce qui fonde, pour moi, depuis toujours, la nécessité de ma peinture, qui se situe hors de toute figuration accidentelle., et qui naît des qualités physionomiques, concrètes, des fromes peintes, de leur jeu complexe. SI l'on ne voit dans une peinture abstraite, que les figurations qui peuvent toujours venir se faire sur toute forme...Ce n'est pas la peinture que l'on voit.
Rapprocher de ces encres vos textes si riches d'une vie qui leur est propre, donnant une interprétation qui occulte ce que je trouve et que certains ont trouvé dans mon tavail. C'est sans doute là la faiblesse de la peinture (figurative ou abstraite), qu'on puisse n'y voir que des images".

A fascinating letter from Soulages to Michel Butor, offering a remarkable insight on his own work.
Place of origin:France
Auction house category:Letters, documents and manuscripts
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
9 Avenue Matignon
75008 Paris
France
Preview
05.07.2023
Phone +33 (0)1 40 76 85 85
Fax +33 (0)1 40 76 85 86
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@AGLSDAYQG1LYAK3YGRQ@
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:00 – 00:00    00:00 – 18:00
Tu 09:00 – 00:00    00:00 – 18:00
We 09:00 – 00:00    00:00 – 18:00
Th 09:00 – 00:00    00:00 – 18:00
Fr 09:00 – 00:00    00:00 – 18:00
Sa closed
Su closed

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.