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Lot 203

Brion Gysin, British/Canadian 1916-1986 - Two works on paper including 'Untitled'; ink and...

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Lot 203

Brion Gysin, 
British/Canadian 1916-1986 - 
Two works on paper including 'Untitled'; 
ink and...

Price Realised: £3,936

Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500

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Lot 203

Description

Brion Gysin, 
British/Canadian 1916-1986 - 

Two works on paper including 'Untitled'; 

ink and watercolour on paper, signed with initials lower right 'BG', 64.2 x 50 cm: together with another work on paper by the same artist of the same medium, 'Untitled, 1959', 39.8 x 34.2 cm (2) (unframed) (ARR) 

Note: 
the work is accompanied by two letters from composer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) dated to 1984 and 1987, with whom the artist travelled to Tangier in 1950. 

Gysin developed numerous experimental techniques in work, which ranged between painting, performance and poetry, alongside his friend William S. Burroughs. The present works utilise delicate and repetitive markings that evoke an abstract language, similar to the work of Mark Tobey and Henri Michaux. 

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The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

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