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Pierre Tal Coat (1905–1985) was a French painter and printmaker whose enquiry gradually transformed the representation of the visible world. After figurative beginnings, his work in Provence moved towards a more fluid painting in which forms were condensed rather than objects described. Later, in Normandy, he continued his attention to space, the ground and variations in light. Drawing, watercolour and wash accompanied his painting. His practice also extended to mosaic, with the wall made for the Fondation Maeght, and to printmaking, notably during stays at the Atelier de Saint-Prex. His relationship with André du Bouchet fostered books in which poetic creation and pictorial experience came together.
This profile brings together identity references for Pierre Tal-Coat and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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References include catalogue entries and available results; they do not all represent completed sales. Attributed works and special lots are excluded from the priced results.
Oil on canvas
Dans l’abrupt, 1970
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-06-24
Published result : 10797 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 8000–12000
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Oil on panel
Sans titre"
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2025-06-05 — 2025-06-18
Published result : 6500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 3000–5000
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crayon de graphite sur papier
Catalogue period : 2025-06-05 — 2025-06-18
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Indian ink
Ohne Titel.
Tusche
Catalogue period : 2025-05-08
Published result : 2000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1200
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Oil on panel
Sans titre
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2024-09-12 — 2024-09-25
Published result : 3000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Oil on canvas
Rocher, 1949
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2024-06-19
Published result : 9903 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 8000–12000
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Indian ink
Paysage.
Tusche
Catalogue period : 2023-05-11
Published result : 220 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 150
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Indian ink on paper
Sans titre,
encre de Chine sur papier
Catalogue period : 2022-06-01 — 2022-06-15
Published result : 3800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Oil on wood
"Composition".
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2021-11-05
Published result : 7500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000
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Oil on canvas
Maison au toit rouge
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2021-04-27
Published result : 2600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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La grande paroi
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2019-06-13
Published result : 20000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 25000
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Oil on wood
Sans titre.
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2018-11-09
Published result : 8200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 6000
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Oil on wood
Sans titre.
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2018-11-09
Published result : 1500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2500
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Brush and ink
Sans titre.
Tuschpinsel
Catalogue period : 2018-11-09
Published result : 6300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1800
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Brush and ink
Sans titre.
Tuschpinsel
Catalogue period : 2018-11-09
Published result : 4400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1800
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Brush and ink
"Dans le Marchairuz".
Tuschpinsel
Catalogue period : 2018-11-09
Published result : 3500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1800
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Watercolour
Sans titre.
Aquarell
Catalogue period : 2018-11-08
Published result : 1700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200
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Watercolour
Sans titre.
Aquarell
Catalogue period : 2018-11-08
Published result : 1300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000
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Pencil
Komposition.
Bleistift
Catalogue period : 2018-11-08
Published result : 520 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400
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Pencil
Ohne Titel.
Bleistift
Catalogue period : 2018-11-08
Published result : 700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400
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Watercolour
Paysage.
Aquarell
Catalogue period : 2018-11-08
Published result : 1000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200
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Watercolour
Paysage.
Aquarell
Catalogue period : 2018-11-08
Published result : 1700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200
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Watercolour
Composition.
Aquarell
Catalogue period : 2018-11-08
Published result : 1800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200
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Watercolour
Paysage.
Aquarell
Catalogue period : 2018-11-08
Published result : 2400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 450
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Watercolour
Sans titre.
Aquarell
Catalogue period : 2018-11-08
Published result : 2200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300
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Brush-and-ink drawing
Komposition.
Tuschpinselzeichnung
Catalogue period : 2016-11-10
Published result : 2000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1800
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Watercolour on paper
Ohne Titel, ca. 1950
Aquarell auf Papier.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Ink drawing
Ohne Titel
Tinten-Zeichnung.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Pencil drawing
Gertrude Stein sitzend, 1935
Bleistift-Zeichnung.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Pencil drawing on recto and verso
Bras sur chaise, um 1937
Recto und verso Bleistift-Zeichnung.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Oil on hardboard
"Composition".
Öl auf Htf
Date to be documented
Published result : 4000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000
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Wash and ink — Pierre TAL-COAT (1905–1985), “Abstraction”, wash and ink on paper
Abstraction
lavis et encre — Pierre TAL-COAT (1905-1985), "Abstraction", lavis et encre sur papier
Date to be documented
Published result : 1498 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
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Oil on cardboard
Composition,
huile sur carton
Catalogue period : 2016-03-09
Published result : 1200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500–700
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