Artist: Serge Poliakoff (Russian/French, 1906 - 1969). Title: "Composition abstraite au rectangle rouge". Medium: Oil on paper. Date: Composed 1958. Dimensions: Overall size: 20 x 15 in. (508 x 381 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed lower right, recto; the number '14' circled in pencil, upper right; collector and gallery ink stamps, verso; gallery label apart from and included with the work. Painted on thick cream wove paper. Very good condition; the issues are in the margins and only one minor one affects the image itself; in addition all but the minor one will be masked when the work is framed; there is a ½” tear upper left edge, not into the image; a 1 7/8” long edge tear mid-right, only 1/16” into the image; paper clip mark upper left, 9/16” into the image; a few minor edge dings; corners creased lower left and right. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: provenance@stanfordauctioneers.com for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): The closest comparable we could find to our example is “Composition abstraite,” oil on canvas, 13 3/4 " x 10 13/16," 1952, sold for $129,685 (€115,000) including premium at Sotheby’s, Paris, 06/06/2019, lot #159. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. [30292-4-60000]