Simona Oprea
Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
The photos of the lot are informative and indicative, and cannot provide a highly detailed view of the object from all angles. We recommend a careful physical inspection of the lot before bidding.
The photos of the lot are informative and indicative, and cannot provide a highly detailed view of the object from all angles. We recommend a careful physical inspection of the lot before bidding.
24. "Le Jeu de Marseille" deck of cards, with illustrations by André Breton, Wifredo Lam, Max Ernst, Oscar Dominguez, Victor Brauner, Jacques Hérold, André Masson, ca. 1983
Starting price
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EUR 150
Session
Thu, 12 July 2018 19:00
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"Jeu de Marseille" is a game of cards inspired by the "Tarot de Marseille" created in 1941 by the Surrealist artists that had taken refuge in the Villa Air-Bel in Marseille. The game was published for the first time in the Surrealist magazine VVV in 1943 and exhibited at the New York Museum of Modern Art. In 1983, the game was published by André Dimanche and reproduced in the catalogue of the exhibition "La Planète affolée: Surréalisme, dispersion et influences, 1938-1947", in 1986.
Dimensions
width 6 cm, height 9 cm, custom 6x9
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Detalii
"Jeu de Marseille" is a game of cards inspired by the "Tarot de Marseille" created in 1941 by the Surrealist artists that had taken refuge in the Villa Air-Bel in Marseille. The game was published for the first time in the Surrealist magazine VVV in 1943 and exhibited at the New York Museum of Modern Art. In 1983, the game was published by André Dimanche and reproduced in the catalogue of the exhibition "La Planète affolée: Surréalisme, dispersion et influences, 1938-1947", in 1986.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Dimensions
width 6 cm, height 9 cm, custom 6x9
Brought to you by
Simona Oprea
Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
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