Composition bleue. 1959.
Gouache.
Signed and dated lower left. On old rose wove paper. 23,7 x 32 cm (9,3 x 12,5 in), the full sheet. [SM].
Manessier is regarded one of the most renowned representatives of French abstract painting and belonged to the so-called "Nouvelle École de Paris", a non-organized group of contemporary artist that occasionally met in Paris from around 1945 to 1960 in Paris , where they also organized exhibitions together. This work originates in these days and canm be regarded as an outstanding example of Manessier's artistic creation. [DB].

PROVENANCE: Private collection Missouri/USA.
Private collection.