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Michel Sementzeff (1933–2019) trained at the École supérieure des arts modernes in Paris, where he subsequently taught for thirty-five years. A member of the Salon d’Automne and Salon des artistes français, he developed a figurative practice informed by landscapes and memories. The Lot, Brittany and Normandy were among the regions that inspired him.
Venice and the commedia dell’arte supplied masks and costumes, while childhood inspired fairground rides and still lifes featuring toys or musical instruments. His exhibitions at Galerie Vendôme included Rêves et enchantements in 1989, accompanied by a publication. He contributed a lithograph to the collective volume Hier et aujourd’hui in 1991. Works are recorded in the collections of Boulogne-Billancourt and Courbevoie town hall.
This profile brings together identity references for Michel Sementzeff and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Piguet · Dobiaschofsky
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Oil on canvas
Jeune fille lisant
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2024-05-21 — 2024-06-05
Published result : 100 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200–300
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Oil on canvas
"La mandoline d'Agnès"
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2021-09-08 — 2021-09-22
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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"Personnage sur fond rouge".
Öl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400
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