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Eugène Ionesco, born Eugen Dimitri Ionescu in Slatina in 1909 and died in Paris in 1994, was a Romanian-French playwright and French-language writer. He began studying French in Bucharest in 1928, completed his studies in 1934, and then taught at various schools and training institutions. He obtained French nationality in 1950. From 1935, he developed his first play, The Bald Soprano, from the exercise sentences in the Assimil method; it was staged in 1950.
With Rhinoceros, published by Gallimard in 1959, Ionesco expressed his horror at forms of totalitarianism. The play was first performed in German translation in Düsseldorf in November 1959, then premiered in French in Paris in January 1960. In 1962, Notes and Counter Notes, a collection of articles and lectures devoted to his theatre, was published. He also tried his hand at writing a novel and completed The Hermit in 1973. In 1975, he presented The Man with the Suitcases, described as his last play. Towards the end of his life, he somewhat set writing aside in favour of painting.
This profile brings together identity references for Eugène Ionesco and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Gouache
1912–1994 Paris) Le paradis perdu ou la lucarsie de la roche
gouache
Catalogue period : 2026-06-29
Published result : 200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200–400
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Gouache über Andruck auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2024-09-06
Published result : 866 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 700–900
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Gouache on paper
Personnages vêtus de noir, 1986
Gouache auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2024-09-06
Published result : 990 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Lune noire aux yeux gris
gouache
Auction date : 2022-11-28
Published result : 813 EUR
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : 1000
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Gouache on paper
Kopf mit braunen Augen, 1983
Gouache auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2022-11-04
Published result : 1732 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Gouache on paper
Personnages vêtus de noir, 1986
Gouache auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2022-11-04
Published result : 1484 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 700–1200
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Gouache on paper
Créatures avec ou sans mains, 1986
Gouache auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2022-11-04
Published result : 1732 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 700–1200
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Gouache über Andruck auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2022-11-04
Published result : 866 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 700–1200
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Gouache on paper
Faux cerfvolant, 1986
Gouache auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2022-11-04
Published result : 866 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 700–1200
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Gouache on paper
Le lustre, 1986
Gouache auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2022-11-04
Published result : 1237 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 700–1200
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Gouache on paper
La protectrice, 1987
Gouache auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2022-11-04
Published result : 2721 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 700–1200
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Gouache
4 Personnages,
gouache
Catalogue period : 2022-09-07 — 2022-09-21
Published result : 1600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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Gouache
Figures libres",
gouache
Catalogue period : 2022-06-01 — 2022-06-15
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500–2500
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Figures libres",
gouache
Catalogue period : 2021-11-24 — 2021-12-08
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1500–2500
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Gouache on paper
Zwei Köpfe, 1981
Gouache auf Papier.
Catalogue period : 2017-11-03
Published result : 800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Gouache on paper
Tanzende Figur, 1983
Gouache auf Papier.
Catalogue period : 2017-11-03
Published result : 1600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Gouache on paper
Cage pour oiseaux, 1986
Gouache auf Papier.
Catalogue period : 2017-04-07
Published result : 2000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–2000
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Gouache on paper
Personnages imitant le bois, 1985
Gouache auf Papier.
Catalogue period : 2017-04-07
Published result : 2000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–2000
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Gouache.
Ohne Titel, 1983
Gouache.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Gouache.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Gouache.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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