François Morellet

French | 1926 - 2016

François Morellet was a French Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1926. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Buffalo AKG Art Museum and will be on exhibit at Tate Modern in London on November 28, 2024. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Sotheby's Paris have featured François Morellet's work in the past.François Morellet's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 40 USD to 589,175 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 589,175 USD for 2 TRAMES DE TIRETS 0° 90°, sold at Sotheby's Amsterdam in 2010. François Morellet has been featured in articles for e-flux, ArtLyst and Ocula. The most recent article is Exhibition Marks The Centenary of Ivan Picelj's Birth written for ArtDaily in November 2024. The artist died in 2016.

Artist's alternative names: Francois Morellet

Featured for Sale

Untitled ,1972

By François Morellet

Galerie Thalberg

Superposition d'une répartition aléatoire de 20% de carrés ,1971

By François Morellet

Ketterer Kunst Munich

Sphère-trames, 1962, stainless steel, 36 x 36 x 36 cm ,1962

By François Morellet

Dorotheum, Vienna

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Notable Lots

3 GRILLAGES SUPERPOSÉS 0°, +15°, -15° - François Morellet

3 GRILLAGES SUPERPOSÉS 0°, +15°, -15° ,1959

By François Morellet

+384%

above mid-estimate

2 TRAMES DE TIRETS 0° 90° - François Morellet

2 TRAMES DE TIRETS 0° 90° ,1972

By François Morellet

+1631%

above mid-estimate

Répartition aléatoire de 40 000 carrés suivant les chiffres pairs et impairs d’un annuaire de téléphone, 50% bleu, 50% rouge

By François Morellet

+88%

above mid-estimate

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Upcoming Lots

Superposition d'une répartition aléatoire de 20% de carrés - François Morellet

Superposition d'une répartition aléatoire de 20% de carrés ,1971

By François Morellet

Ketterer Kunst Munich

Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Sphère-trames, 1962, stainless steel, 36 x 36 x 36 cm - François Morellet

Sphère-trames, 1962, stainless steel, 36 x 36 x 36 cm ,1962

By François Morellet

Dorotheum, Vienna

Recent Auction Results

Sphere-trames ,1962

By François Morellet

Christie's Paris

Cercles brisés ,1993

By François Morellet

-21%

below mid-estimate

Marambat-Malafosse

o ,1970

By François Morellet

Jeschke Jádi

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Current Exhibitions

Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Buffalo | New York | USA

Sep 27,2024 - Jan 27,2025

Arteonics

The Mayor Gallery

Mayfair | London | UK

Nov 27,2024 - Jan 31,2025

Designers from JAD...

EAC, Espace de l’Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux

Mouans-sartoux | France

Jun 09,2024 - Mar 02,2025

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Articles

The Optical Illusions of the Digital Age

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Coverage

“ ..Since he first began making work in the 1950s, Morellet (b... ”
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The Mayor Gallery

“ ..A specific system determines each work and its execution; therefore drawing is essential to Morellet's work... ”
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Josee Bienvenu Gallery

“ ..Meanwhile, a number of early works dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, offer a fascinating insight into Morellet’s development as an artist while also recognising how his innovatory work was precursor... ”
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Blain Southern, Berlin

“ ..By the early 1950s, and in an extremely pioneering manner, Morellet conceived a geometric abstraction produced from systems that sought to minimize the subjectivity of the artist... ”
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Galerie Art Attitude Herve Bize

“ ..Since the early 1950s, Morellet took part in the international avant-garde by conceiving a form of geometric abstraction shaped by systems that reduced the artist’s subjectivity to a minimum... ”
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Josee Bienvenu Gallery