39. 39AR BERNAR VENET (born 1941) Undetermined Line 1989 Signed, titled and dated lower left Charcoal and oil stick on paper 76 x 76 cm Provenance Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris Cornette de Saint Cyr sale, 9 July 1998, lot 241, Paris Private collection, Brussels Nor does Venet's line express a feeling; it has a life of its own: The indeterminate line," says Bernar Vente, "conveys nothing other than its image; it signals only its existence as a line.