French school of the XXth century - Lot 164

Lot n° 164
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French school of the XXth century - Lot 164
French school of the XXth century Portrait of Serge GAINSBOURG Oil on canvas (accidents and folds) 45,5 x 38 cm Provenance : - Claude Loursais Collection, Paris - Private collection, Paris Filmography : Des fleurs pour l'inspecteur, episode 36 of the television series " Les 5 dernières minutes ". Directed by Claude LOURSAIS, with Raymond SOUPLEX and Serge GAINSBOURG - 1965 Note : - Our Portrait of Serge GAINSBOURG appears at length in 1965 in Des fleurs pour l'inspecteur, episode 36 of the television series " Les 5 dernières minutes " in which Serge GAINSBOURG plays the role of Antoine SEBASTIAN charged by the inspector BOURREL played by Raymond SOUPLEX. During this police intrigue, Antoine SEBASTIAN is cleared by our Portrait of Serge GAINSBOURG. - During this episode, Serge GAINSBOURG, the main actor, is implicated in the plot. He declares that he is the author of this painting that he announces to be his self-portrait. - In the Wikipedia description of the successful television series "The Last 5 Minutes", it is clearly stated in episode 36 that "the painting (our Portrait of Serge GAINSBOURG) that exonerates the tramp played by Serge GAINSBOURG was painted by Serge GAINSBOURG". - We presented the work to Charlotte GAINSBOURG, daughter of Serge GAINSBOURG and successor of the artist, who did not confirm the possibility who did not confirm the possibility that it could be of the hand of her father.
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