Georges BAUQUIER (1910-1997) Abstract composition, circa 1970, very probably one of a kind Wall-mounted or middle-mounted sculpture (once attached to a central pole). Elements in patinated bronze, assembled on the reverse and by bolting. Presented on a square-section metal mast. Unsigned. Work alone: 83 x 69 x 30 cm With mast: 170 cm Provenance : - Simone Bauquier Collection; Callian (château). - Mme X., inherited from the previous owner. Bibliography and related pictorial works: - G. Bauquier: dessins, peintures - Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Centre d'Art International, Paris (May 25 - July 15, 1971). Our sculpture to be compared with the oil on canvas Composition sur fond orange, N° 2 (1969) reproduced on the cover. - Regard sur une œuvre : Georges Bauquier, Peintures - dessins - sculptures - Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Musée national Fernand Léger, Biot (July 2 - September 28, 1992). Our sculpture to be compared with the oil on canvas Formes grises sur fond orange (1970) reproduced in the catalog, unpaginated. - Georges Bauquier: Dessins, peintures, sculptures - Catalogue of the exhibition held at Galerie M.B., Paris (April 23 - May 16, 1998). Our sculpture can be compared with the oil on canvas Formes grises sur fond orange (1970) and Composition sur fond orange, N° 2 (1969), reproduced on p.s 45 and 46.