A.24. Mai 64. 1964.
Egg and oil tempera on delicate, primed cloth.
Bottom left signed, dated and titled. 18.5 x 27.8 cm (7.2 x 10.9 in). [CH].

• Part of a German private collection for 25 years.
• Harmonious unity of tender wash, free filigree forms and accentuations in strong colors.
• The year this work was made the artist participated in documenta III in Kassel.
• One year prior the artist saw great international recognition with a grand retrospective at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston (also shown in Chicago, Detroit, New York (State) and Los Angeles).

The work is registereed at the Archivio Bissier, Ascona, with the archive reference "A.24.Mai 64/Bildt.S.106". We are grateful for the kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Baden-Württemberg (since 1997, Kunsthaus Lempertz, June 7, 1997, lot 1048).

EXHIBITION: Jules Bissier, Roman Norbert Ketterer, Campione d'Italia, 1965, cat. no. 41 (with illu.).
Julius Bissier. Bilder 1938-1965, Verein Galerie Sebastianskapelle, Ulm, 1999 (with illu., no. 5, p. 30).
Julius Bissier, Städtische Galerie, Ravensburg, July 8 - September 2, 2001.

LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, June 7, 1997, lot 1048 (with color illu., plate 83).