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Important original colour lithograph conceived as a narrative triptych, a major subject in the artist’s œuvre.

The composition is arranged around a pared-down central panel featuring an elongated, hieratic figure (evoking the world of Don Quixote or the Preacher), flanked by two expressionist scenes in powerful tones of ochres, dark earths and deep blacks.  

The work bears witness to Garouste’s fascination with sacred texts and the Hebrew language, incorporating two handwritten philosophical passages drawn from the biblical book of Ecclesiastes (signed with its Hebrew name, Gohélet / Qohélet):  

On the left (Gohélet I, 17): “And I have seen life, on a day evil for me, is the work that has been done under the sun, for all is vanity and a chasing after the wind.”  

On the right: “For who remembers the wise man with the fool for ever, since in the days to come all is already forgotten. And how shall the wise man die with the fool.”  

Institutional reference: A similar impression from this same edition is held in the national collections of the Centre Pompidou / Musée National d’Art Moderne (inventory no.: AM 2022-64).  

Original colour lithograph on heavy wove paper.  

Numbered 35 / 50 in pencil (a very confidential edition of just 50 impressions).  

Signed with the official “MG” monogram in pencil by the artist in the lower right.      

Excellent state of preservation, with a very fine freshness of pigments.  

Museum framing: Exceptional bespoke presentation carried out by a leading Parisian atelier.

Float mount in a box frame: The work is fixed in a reversible manner, revealing the entirety of the deckled edges of the paper.   Cherrywood box-profile moulding, neutral conservation backing and museum-quality glass (anti-reflective and UV-protective).

Pair of lamps with rectangular bases in solid crystal, Lynx model, designed in 1973 by the sculptor Jean-Pierre Demarchi, then artistic director of the Daum crystal works.

The crystal, hollowed with a biomorphic form of symmetrical scrolls, is enhanced by a column in white opaline crystal on one base and in brown crystal on the other — a variation in tone that distinguishes each piece without breaking the unity of the pair.

The interplay between the transparency of the crystal and the matte finish of the central inset captures light with striking sculptural presence, faithful to Demarchi’s approach, which regarded crystal as a material in its own right, on a par with bronze or stone.

The strength of this pair lies in its bold chromatic and textural contrast.

Signed Daum France on each base.

Newly rewired to current standards by a professional.

Architectural bookcase composed of articulated wooden modules with parallel slats, assembled by metal pivots.

The accordion folding system allows flat storage and free reconfiguration: stepped, symmetrical or asymmetrical, according to the space and use.

Wooden structure, fine period patina, original hardware.

Nine compartments in standard configuration.

A rare piece of 1970s Italian design.

Pair of lamps mounted on sake jars (tobin) in grey-white glazed stoneware, Japan, first half of the 20th century.

Each jar bears, on several sides, calligraphic inscriptions in black ink under the glaze, executed with the brush with remarkable gestural flair — names of trading houses and merchant districts (Yūkiya, Rokkōmachi) characteristic of the commercial production of the Meiji–Taishō era. Body in stoneware with a lightly grogged ivory glaze, ringed neck, squat ovoid form.

Traces of wear and natural patina consistent with age and original use.

Entirely new electrical wiring, carried out by a professional electrician in accordance with current French standards.

Gilt brass socket. Conical natural linen shade included.

Available individually: €500 each