72. 72AR W ALEXANDRE ISTRATI (1915-1991) Untitled 1957 signed and dated 57; signed, dated 1957 and inscribed 11 impasse Ronsin Paris 15e on the reverse oil on canvas 130 x 97 cm. Provenance Collection of the artist Sale at Artcurial, Paris, Abstract and Contemporary Art, 27 February 2003, lot 500 Acquired at this sale by the current owner Exhibitions New York, World House Galleries, Istrati, 25 March-19 April 1958, n.p., listed under no. 7 (titled Blue) Dunkerque, Musée d'Art contemporain, Alexandre Istrati, Natalia Dumitresco, 15 June-25 November 1990