Φ COUNTESS SETSUKO KLOSSOWSKA DE ROLA (B.1942)

Φ COUNTESS SETSUKO KLOSSOWSKA DE ROLA (B.1942)
BOTTLE OF BORDEAUX
DATED 1990

A Japanese still-life painting, gouache on paper, with a two-character signature lower right corner reading Setsuko, framed and glazed; a label to the back with the title and date also reading 'The Lefevre Gallery (Alex Reid & Lefevre, ltd.), 30 Bruton Street, London W1X 8JD, Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures'; the painting 98cm x 68cm, 133.5cm x 103cm overall.

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Provenance: from the collection of Robin and Rupert Hambro, of Ebury Street (London) and Saint-Rémy de Provence (France). Other pieces from the collection were sold at Christie's London, 8th June 2023, including artworks by Balthus, Lalanne, Picasso and Calder.

Countess Setsuko Klossowska is a Japanese artist working with bronze, gouache painting and porcelain, as well as a writer. She married fellow painter Balthus in 1967, and is honorary president of the Balthus Foundation. Over her long career, she exhibited in Rome, New York, Paris, London and Tokyo, and in 2005, she became UNESCO's Artist For Peace. She is represented by Gagosian, and her latest exhibition took place in Gstaad, Switzerland, from July-September 2023.