Piguet
"Modulation 467"
acrylique sur toile
Catalogue period : 2022-09-21
Published result : 18000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 3000–5000
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Julio Le Parc
Born : 1928Documented citizenships : Argentina · France
Julio Le Parc (1928–2026) was born in Argentina's Mendoza region and studied art in Buenos Aires. A scholarship enabled him to move to Paris in 1958. In 1960 he helped establish the Groupe de recherche d'art visuel, which placed collective experimentation at its centre. He received the international Grand Prize for Painting at the Venice Biennale in 1966.
Paintings, sculptures and installations explore interactions between colour, light and movement. Moving reflections, geometric variations and immersive arrangements alter perception as visitors change position. This active participation also carries a social commitment: Le Parc sought to challenge the public's passivity and the artist's exclusive authority. His work therefore connects the investigations of optical and kinetic art with a collective understanding of artistic experience and the viewer's role.
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Piguet
"Modulation 646"
Acrylic
Original catalogue wording
"Modulation 646"
acrylique
Catalogue period : 2022-09-21
Published result : 16000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000–7000
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Schuler · Lot 3318
Serie 15 No
Pencil
Original catalogue wording
Serie 15 No
Bleistift
Catalogue period : 2017-12-15
Published result : 800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Piguet
Modulation 648
Acrylic
Original catalogue wording
Modulation 648
acrylique
Catalogue period : 2022-06-15
Published result : 80000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 30000–50000
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Piguet
Modulation 625
Acrylic
Original catalogue wording
Modulation 625
acrylique
Catalogue period : 2022-06-15
Published result : 15000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000–7000
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