T H E G A L L E RY C O L L ECT I O N Impressionist & Modern Stern Pissarro Gallery
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PAUL DELVAUX (1897 – 1994)
Le Balcon Oil on canvas 120.6 × 90.2 cm (471 ⁄ 2 × 351 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed and dated lower right, P. Delvaux 6-48 illustrated on page 42
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PA U L S I G N A C (1863 – 1935)
Lannion Watercolour, gouache and black chalk on paper 30.4 × 45.4 cm (12 × 177 ⁄8 inches) Signed lower right, P. Signac and inscribed and dated lower left, Lannion, 23 September 29 illustrated on page 15
T H E G A L L E RY C O L L ECT I O N Impressionist & Modern
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C A M I L L E P I S S A R R O (1830 – 1903)
Bords de l’Oise, Environs de Pontoise Oil on canvas 32.4 × 40.9 cm (123⁄4 × 161⁄8 inches) Signed and dated lower right, C. Pissarro 1872
Provenance
Exhibited
Hector Brame, Paris Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, acquired from the above on 24th October 1921 Terves, acquired from the above on 1st March 1924 Bruno Stahl, Berlin, placed in storage at the Wildenstein Gallery, Paris Confiscated with other artworks belonging to Georges Wildenstein from the gallery by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) in occupied Paris and transferred to the Jeu de Paume, Paris Transferred to Lager Peter in Altaussee, Austria on 15th January 1943 Transferred to the Central Collecting Point, Munich on 20th June 1945 (inv. No. 212/21) Repatriated to France on 18th April 1946 Restituted to Georges Wildenstein on 21st March 1947 and returned to Bruno Stahl Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York, acquired from the above in January 1949 Jacques Guerlain, Paris, acquired from the above in 1951 Private collection, France, acquired from the above
Paris, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Pissarro (1830-1903), 1956, No. 11
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Literature A. Tabarant, Pissarro, Paris, 1924, pl. 13 L-R. Pissarro & L. Venturi, Camille Pissarro son art-son oeuvre, Paris, 1939, Vol. I, No. 161, catalogued p. 102; Vol. II, No. 161, pl. 32 G. Jedlicka, Pissarro, Bern, 1950, pl. 8 T. Natanson, Pissarro, Lausanne, 1950, pl. 8 R. Brettell, Pissarro and Pontoise, the Painter in a Landscape, London & New Haven, 1990, mentioned p. 158 J. Pissarro & C. Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro, Catalogue critique des peintures, Vol. II, Paris, 2005, p. 218, No. 274 (illustrated)
C A M I L L E P I S S A R R O (1830 – 1903)
Le Ru de Montbuisson, Louveciennes Oil on canvas 46 × 55.5 cm (181 ⁄ 8 × 217 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower right, C. Pissarro Executed circa1869 Provenance
Literature
Alfred Daber, Paris The Lefevre Gallery (Alex Reid & Lefevre), London, acquired from the above in 1950 Robert Morley, London, acquired from the above in 1951 Annabel Morley, London Dr. W. Eisenbeiss, Zürich Private collection, USA
C. Lloyd, Pissarro, London, 1992, No. 8 J. Pissarro & C. Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro, Catalogue critique des peintures, Vol. II, Paris, 2005, p. 12, No. 136 (illustrated)
Exhibited London, The Lefevre Gallery (Alex Reid & Lefevre), Géricault to Renoir, 1951, No. 23 London, The Lefevre Gallery (Alex Reid & Lefevre), XIX and XX Century French Paintings and Drawings, 1960, No. 29
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C A M I L L E P I S S A R R O (1830 – 1903)
Baigneuse Mettant ses Bas Ink on paper 13 × 17.5 cm (61 ⁄8 × 7½ inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower right, C.P. Executed circa early 1890s Provenance Private collection, Japan This work is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Dr. Joachim Pissarro, dated 18 January 2016.
Entrance to a Village Charcoal on paper 26.7 × 43.2 cm (101 ⁄2 × 17 inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower right, C.P. Executed circa1860
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Provenance Mme. Rodo Pissarro (daughter-in-law of Camille Pissarro) Arbit Blatas (acquired from the above) Estate of Arbit Blatas Regina Resnick This work is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Dr. Joachim Pissarro.
C A M I L L E P I S S A R R O (1830 – 1903)
Lisière du Bois Oil on canvas 25.5 × 37 cm (10 × 141 ⁄1 6 inches) Signed and dated lower left, C. Pissarro 67 Provenance Simon Barbey, Geneva before 1960 Versailles, Hôtel Rameau, 9th June 1960 Simon Barbey, Geneva, who was still the owner in 1976, acquired again from the above
Exhibited Pavia, Italy, Visconti Castle Stables, Pissarro, February - June, 2014, cat. no. 7
Literature J. Pissarro & C. Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro, Catalogue critique des peintures, Vol. II, Paris, 2005, p.105, no. 113
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A L B E R T L E B O U R G (1849 – 1928)
Bord de Seine à la Bouille Oil on canvas 46 × 85 cm (181 ⁄8 × 331 ⁄2 inches) Signed and inscribed lower left, a. Lebourg la Bouille Provenance Private collection, France
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A L B E R T L E B O U R G (1849 – 1928)
Village et Promeneurs en Bord de Seine Oil on canvas 39.5 × 72.5 cm (151 ⁄2 × 281 ⁄2 inches) Signed lower left, a. Lebourg Executed circa 1870s Provenance Private collection, France
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M A X I M I L I E N L U C E (1858 – 1941)
Le Repos sur les Bords de la Loire à Saint-Ay Oil on canvas 64.8 × 50.5 cm (251 ⁄ 2 × 197 ⁄8 inches) Signed lower right, Luce Titled on the stretcher Executed circa 1910
Exhibited Paris, Galerie Dru, M. Luce, Apr. 11-30, 1921, No. 36 (as La Loire à Saint-Ay), (possibly)
Literature Provenance Hammer Galleries, New York Private collection, New York
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J. Bouin-Luce, D. Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce: Catalogue Raisonné de L’Œuvre Peint, Paris, 1995, Vol. 3, p. 177, No. 745 (illustrated)
A R M A N D G U I L L A U M I N (1841 – 1927)
La Route des Chintres à Jouy Oil on canvas 60.5 × 73.5 cm (237 ⁄ 8 × 283 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower right, Guillaumin Executed circa 1900 Provenance
Literature
Private collection, Paris Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco Butterfields, San Francisco, 16th February 1984 Private collection, Dallas Roughton Galleries, Dallas
G. Serret and D. Fabiani, Armand Guillaumin, 1841-1927: Catalogue Raisonné de l’Œuvre Peint, Paris, 1971, no. 473 (illustrated)
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G U S TA V E C A R I OT (1872 – 1950)
Paysage aux Bottes de Blé devant le Château de Georgenborn Oil on canvas 59.5× 80.5 cm (233 ⁄ 8 × 313 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, G. Cariot Provenance Private collection, Paris
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H E N R I M A R T I N (1860 – 1943)
L’Heure du Thé sur la Terrasse de Marquayrol Oil on canvas 80 × 129.5 cm (311 ⁄2 × 51 inches) Signed lower left, Henri Martin Provenance Eugénie Esbelin, Labastide-du-Vert, a gift from the artist Private collection, France, by descent from the above Sylvie Dagot, Montluçon, 1991 Richard Green Fine Paintings, London, acquired at the above sale Private collection, acquired from the above in 1991 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Cyrille Martin.
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G U S TA V E C A R I OT (1872 – 1950)
Paysage aux Bottes de Blé Devant la Montagne Oil on canvas 59.5 × 80.5 cm (233 ⁄8 × 313 ⁄4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, G. Cariot 1926 Provenance Private collection, Paris
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G U S TA V E C A R I OT (1872 – 1950)
Paysage Animé d'un Village en Rhénanie Oil on canvas 66.2 × 81 cm (26 × 317 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower right, G. Cariot 1927 Provenance Private collection, France
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L E S S E R U R Y (1861 – 1931)
Landscape Pastel on card 35 × 50 cm (133 ⁄ 4 × 193 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed twice, lower left and lower right, L. Ury Provenance Private collection, USA Dr. Sibylle Gross has confirmed the authenticity of this work and its inclusion in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of works by Lesser Ury.
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G U S TA V E C A R I OT (1872 – 1950)
Moisson à Périgny Oil on canvas mounted on board 38 × 46 cm (15 × 181 ⁄8 inches) Signed lower left, Cariot; inscribed on the reverse Provenance Private collection, Germany
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G U S TA V E LO I S E A U (1865 – 1935)
Les Falaises (Normandie) Oil on canvas 46 × 65 cm (181 ⁄8 × 255 ⁄8 inches) Signed lower left, G. Loiseau Provenance Private collection, England Christie's, London, 21st February 1989 Millon Jutheau, Paris, 9th December 1989 Private collection, acquired from the above
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Didier Imbert, and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné.
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PA U L S I G N A C (1863 – 1935)
Lannion Watercolour, gouache and black chalk on paper 30.4 × 45.4 cm (12 × 177 ⁄8 inches) Signed lower right, P. Signac and inscribed and dated lower left, Lannion, 23 September 29 Provenance I. Schuler, London Sotheby's, London, April 4th, 1990 Private collection, South Africa, acquired at the above sale Private Estate, Texas, thence by descent This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Marina Ferretti dated 9th October 2017.
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M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
David à la Harpe Gouache on paper 39.8 × 59.5 cm (151 ⁄2 × 231 ⁄2 inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower left Executed in 1955-56 Provenance Collection of David McNeil, the artist’s son Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above, 1986
– January 1990, later travelled to Landesmuseum Mainz (State Museum), February – April 1990, no. 5, p. 30 (illustrated) London, Stern Pissarro Gallery, Marc Chagall: Master of Colour, June – July 2016, pp 60-61 (illustrated)
Exhibited Bundeskanzleramt Bonn (Federal Chancellery), Marc Chagall, Die Bibel: Gouachen, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Zeichungen, November 1989
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This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Vence ou les Amoureux à l'Âne Gouache, India ink wash and India ink on paper laid on canvas 64.8 × 47.9 cm (251 ⁄ 2 × 187 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Marc Chagall 1955-56 Provenance Galerie Maeght, Paris Private Collection, Venezuela, acquired from the above circa 1977-1978 This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
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M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Ange Ink wash and pastel on paper 39.8 × 29.9 cm (155 ⁄ 8 × 113 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower right, Marc Chagall Executed in 1959-60 Provenance Collection of David McNeil, the artist’s son Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above, 1986
November 1989 – 12th January 1990, later travelled to Landesmuseum Mainz (State Museum), Marc Chagall, Die Bibel: Gouachen, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Zeichungen, 4th February – 22nd April 1990, no. 10, p. 35 (illustrated) London, Stern Pissarro Gallery, Marc Chagall: Master of Colour, June – July 2016, pp. 64-65 (illustrated)
Exhibited Bundeskanzleramt Bonn (Federal Chancellery), Marc Chagall, Die Bibel: Gouachen, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Zeichungen, 15th
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This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
David et Absalom Gouache, Indian ink and pencil on paper 35.9 × 25.7 cm (141 ⁄ 8 × 101 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower centre left Executed in 1955-56
Chagall, Die Bibel: Gouachen, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Zeichungen, November 1989 – January 1990, later travelled to Landesmuseum Mainz (State Museum), Provenance February – April 1990, no. 65, p. 91 (illustrated) Collection of David McNeil, the artist’s son London, Stern Pissarro Gallery, Marc Chagall: Master of Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above, 1986 Colour, June – July 2016, pp 46-47 (illustrated)
Exhibited Bundeskanzleramt Bonn (Federal Chancellery), Marc
This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
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M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Assuérus Chasse Vashti Gouache, India ink and ink wash on paper 32.9 × 26.7 cm (13 × 101 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower left, Chagall Marc Executed in 1958-59 Provenance Collection of David McNeil, the artist’s son Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above, 1986
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Exhibited Bundeskanzleramt Bonn (Federal Chancellery), Marc Chagall, Die Bibel: Gouachen, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Zeichungen, 15th November 1989 – 12th January 1990, later travelled to Landesmuseum Mainz (State Museum), Marc Chagall, Die Bibel: Gouachen, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Zeichungen, 4th February – 22nd April 1990, no. 70, p. 96 (illustrated) London, Stern Pissarro Gallery, Marc Chagall: Master of Colour, June – July 2016, pp. 30-31 (illustrated) This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Le Peintre au Chevalet Brush and pen in black ink 65 × 49.8 cm (255 ⁄ 8 × 195 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed and dated 1948 lower right, Chagall Marc Provenance Estate of the Artist Private collection, Switzerland This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
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M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
David et Goliath Pastel, ink wash and pencil on paper 50.7 × 32.5 cm (20 × 123 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower left, Marc Chagall Executed in 1955-56
Provenance
Bundeskanzleramt Bonn (Federal Chancellery), Marc Chagall, Die Bibel: Gouachen, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Zeichungen, 15th November 1989 – 12th January 1990; later travelled to Landesmuseum Mainz (State Museum), Marc Chagall, Die Bibel: Gouachen, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Zeichungen, 4th February – 22nd April 1990, no. 61, p. 87 (illustrated) London, Stern Pissarro Gallery, Marc Chagall: Master of Colour, June - July 2016, pp. 68-69 (illustrated)
Collection of David McNeil, the artist’s son Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1986
This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
This was a preliminary work for the 1960 Verve Bible publication.
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Exhibited
I M R A S T E R N (1894 – 1966)
Summer Morning in Madeira (Mediterranean Scene) Oil on board 62 × 49 cm (243 ⁄ 8 × 191 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated upper left, Irma Stern 1950 Provenance Victor Rubens Collection Ben Uri Museum, London, gifted by the above in 1997
Exhibited Somerset House, London, Out of Chaos: Ben Uri 100 Years in London, 2nd July – 13th December 2015 This work is being sold to benefit the Ben Uri Museum acquisition fund.
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F E R N A N D L É G E R (1881 – 1955)
Composition Mécanique Pen, ink and pencil on paper 27.1 × 21.2 cm (103 ⁄ 4 × 81 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed with initial and dated lower right, F.L. 1918
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Provenance
Exhibited
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris Kunsthalle, Basel Saidenberg Gallery, New York B.C. Holland, Chicago Richard Grey Gallery, Chicago James Francis Trezza, New York
Paris, Galerie Louis Leiris, F. Léger, Dessins et gouaches 1909-1955, 1958, No. 11 (illustrated) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Mrs Irus Hansma, confirming its inclusion in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of works by Fernand Léger.
PA B LO P I C A S S O (1881 – 1973)
Femme au Miroir Pen and ink on paper 65.4 × 52.7 cm (253 ⁄ 4 × 203 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower right, Picasso Executed circa 1945 Provenance Jerrold Morris Gallery, Toronto, acquired on September 6th, 1968 Private collection, New York, acquired from the above
Exhibited Toronto, Jerrold Morris Gallery, XIX & XX Century Masters 7th Annual Exhibition, 1968 (n.n.) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Claude Picasso on behalf of the Picasso Administration.
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F E R N A N D L É G E R (1881 – 1955)
L'homme au Chandail Gouache, India ink and pencil on paper 32.5 × 40.7 cm (12 3 ⁄ 4 × 16 inches) Signed and dated lower right, F.L. 40 Provenance Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris Collection of Dr. Dalley Waddington Galleries, London, acquired from the above Private collection, acquired in 1969 Christie's London, 19th June 2013 Private collection, UK
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F E R N A N D L É G E R (1881 – 1955)
Les Papillons dans la Roue Oil on canvas board 43.3 × 52.9 cm (17 × 203 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, 44 F. LEGER Titled, LES PAPILLONS DANS la roue and signed, F. LEGER. 44 on the reverse Provenance
Literature
Valentine Gallery, New York, circa 1940s Perls Galleries, New York Private collection, Miami Private collection, Paris, acquired from the above Connaught Brown, London Corporate Collection, Brussels
Georges Bauquier, Fernand Léger: Catalogue Raisonné de l’ Œuvre Peint 1944-48, Paris, 1990, no. 1159, p. 17 (illustrated)
Exhibited New York, Valentine Gallery, New Paintings, 1945, no. 15
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G E O R G E S B R A Q U E (1882 – 1963)
L'Oiseau de Feu Oil and charcoal on paper laid down on panel 28 × 49.7 cm (111 ⁄ 8 × 195 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower left, G Braque Executed circa 1954 Provenance Collection of John Richardson & Douglas Cooper, Uzès, gifted from the artist, circa 1955 Collection of J. Richardson, New York Triton Foundation Collection, Netherlands, acquired from the above, December 1999
Literature Sjaar van Heugten, Avant-gardes, 1870 to the present: The Collection of the Triton Foundation, Mercatorfonds, Brussels, 2012, p. 540 (illustrated p. 425)
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Exhibited Basel, Kunstmuseum, Douglas Cooper und die Meister des Kubismus, November 1987 – January 1988, no. 8, p. 200 (illustrated p. 74); this exhibition later travelled to London, Tate Gallery London, Royal Academy of Arts, Braque, The Late Works, January – April 1997, no. 30, p. 96 (illustrated p. 97); this exhibition later travelled to Houston, The Menil Collection The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Parijs, Stad van de moderne kunst 1900-1960, October 2011 – January 2012, p. 204 (illustrated) Rotterdam, Kunsthal, De collectie van de Triton Foundation, October 2012 - January 2013
G E O R G E S B R A Q U E (1882 – 1963)
Thèiére et Citron Oil on panel 22.5 × 25 cm (87 ⁄ 8 × 97 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower left, G. Braque Executed in 1947 Provenance Perls Galleries, New York Fujikawa Galleries, Osaka, Japan Private collection, Spain
Literature N. S. Mangin, Catalogue de l’œuvre de Georges Braque: peintures 1924-1927, p. 116 (illustrated)
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L É O N G I S C H I A (1903 – 1991)
Composition Oil on canvas 73 × 54 cm (283 ⁄ 4 × 213 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, GISCHIA 49 Provenance Collection of Madame P., Paris Private collection, France
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I S M A E L D E L A S E R N A (1898 – 1968)
Composition au Guéridon Oil and pencil on board 82 × 65.5 cm (321 ⁄ 4 × 253 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower middle, I DE LA SERNA XXXI Executed in 1931 Provenance The Aristophil Collection, Paris
Literature Cesareo Rodriguez Aguilera, Ismael de La Serna, Circle Art Publishing, Paris, 1977, no. 521, p.245 (illustrated)
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LO U I S V A LTAT (1869 – 1952)
Bouquet de Fleurs Roses Oil on canvas 33.6 × 25.4 cm (131 ⁄ 4 × 10 inches) Stamped lower left, L.V. Executed circa 1935 Watercolour on Japan paper 35.2 × 46.6 cm (137 ⁄ 8 × 183 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower left, Nolde. Executed circa 1930 Provenance Philippe Agnus, Paris. 1969 Findlay Galleries, Chicago, acquired from the above (titled, Pot de fleurs) George L. Schultz, March 1970
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Private collection, United States Sotheby’s London, 11th July 2006 Nacol Fine Art, Dallas, 2007 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Louis-André Valtat confirming its inclusion in the forthcoming Valtat catalogue raisonné being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute as per certificate no. 460/1618/archive no. 4516 and dated 3rd August 2006.
E M I L N O L D E (1867 – 1967)
Stillleben (Still Life) Watercolour on Japan paper 35.2 × 46.6 cm (137 ⁄ 8 × 183 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower left, Nolde. Executed circa 1930 Provenance Elsa Koppel, Bochum, Germany, acquired directly from the artist, circa 1930 Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, Washington, D.C., acquired in 1965 Private collection, thence by descent Private collection, Needham, Massachusetts, acquired in 2017 This work is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity signed by Professor Dr. Manfred Reuther and dated 14th March 2018.
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M A R I E L A U R E N C I N (1883 – 1956)
Nature Morte Oil on board 25.4 × 28.5 cm (10 × 111 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed upper right, Marie Laurencin Provenance Christie's, New York, May 18th, 1999 Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty, acquired at the above The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Daniel Marchesseau.
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J E A N D U F Y (1881 – 1973)
Corbeille de Fruits et Bouquet de Fleurs Oil on canvas 33.1 × 46 cm (13 × 181 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower left, Jean Dufy 25 Provenance Estate of Lena Wershaw, New York Christie's New York, 8th October, 1987 Private collection, Chicago, acquired from the above
Literature Jacques Bailly, Jean Dufy: Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre, vol. I, Paris, 2002, no. B.636, p. 319 (illustrated in colour)
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J U L E S PA S C I N (1885 – 1930)
Rebecca Couchée Oil on canvas 73.1 × 91.8 cm (283 ⁄ 4 × 361 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower right, Pascin Executed in 1927, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris Provenance
Literature
Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Paris, acquired from the artist, 1928 Pierre Blum, Paris, acquired from the above, 1952 Perls Galleries, New York Private collection, Osaka Sotheby’s, New York, 14th May 1998 Peter Findlay Gallery, Inc., New York Private collection, USA, acquired from the above, June 2011
Y. Hemin, G. Krogh, K. Perls and A. Rambert, Pascin, Catalogue Raisonné, Peintures, Aquarelles, Pastels, Dessins, Paris, 1984, vol. 1, p. 303, no. 597 (illustrated)
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Exhibited L. Seoane, Pascin, Buenos Aires, 1944, no. 25 (illustrated)
K E E S V A N D O N G E N (1877 – 1968)
Portrait de Madame Van Der Velde Oil on canvas 126 × 96.5 cm (495 ⁄ 8 × 38 inches) Signed centre left, van Dongen Executed circa 1920-23
Literature E. des Courières, Van Dongen, Paris, 1925, p. 24 (illustrated)
Exhibited Provenance Phillip’s London, 29th June 1987 Drouot-Richelieu Paris, 21st June 1988 Drouot-Montaigne Paris, 31st March 1990 Private collection, France Private collection, acquired from the above in 2001
Kees van Dongen, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, 2002, p. 122 no. 72 (illustrated) This work is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Wildenstein Plattner Institute confirming its inclusion in the forthcoming Van Dongen Digital Catalogue Raisonné.
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PA U L D E LV A U X (1897 – 1994)
Nu Couché Watercolour and China ink on paper 13.5 × 21.5 cm (51 ⁄ 4 × 81 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed, P. Delvaux and inscribed upper middle Executed circa 1969 Provenance Private collection, a gift from the artist Sotheby's, London, 28th March 1984 Private collection, UK, acquired at the above This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity issued by Martine Gautot van Deun on behalf of the Fondation Paul Delvaux dated June 12th 2018.
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R A O U L D U F Y (1877 – 1953)
Nu dans l'Atelier de Vence Oil on canvas 33 × 41 cm (131 ⁄ 4 × 16 inches) Signed lower centre, Raoul Dufy Executed in 1945 Provenance Collection of Paul D Wurzburger, Cleveland, Ohio Collection of Odette Valabregue Wurzburger, Cleveland, Ohio, thence by descent
Literature Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre Peint, vol. III, Geneva, 1976, no. 1151, p.186 (illustrated)
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PA U L D E LV A U X (1897 – 1994)
Le Balcon Oil on canvas 120.6 × 90.2 cm (471 ⁄ 2 × 351 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed and dated lower right, P. Delvaux 6-48 Provenance Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, circa 1970 Private collection
Exhibitions New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, XXth Century European Art, 1970, no. 24 (illustrated)
Literature Michel Butor, Jean Clair & Suzanne Houbart-Wilkin, Delvaux, La Bibliothèque des Arts, Lausanne-Paris, 1975, no. 191, p.227 (illustrated)
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PA U L G A U G U I N (1848 – 1903)
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O S S I P Z A D K I N E (1890 – 1967)
Le Village à l'Aqueduc Gouache on paper 54.5 x 70 cm (211 ⁄2 × 271 ⁄2 inches) Signed lower left, O. Zadkine 28 Provenance Private collection, USA
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L É O P O L D S U R V A G E (1879 – 1968)
Composition Surréaliste Oil on canvas 19 × 24 cm (71 ⁄ 2 × 91 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed lower left, Survage. and dated, 18.9.40 Provenance Collection of Pierre Minet, gifted from the artist Private collection, France This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Madame Anne Marie Divieto and dated 7th July 2018.
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F É L I X L A B I S S E (1905 – 1982)
Maquette de Théâtre Gouache on paper 49 x 63 cm (191 ⁄ 4 x 243 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower right, LABISSE Provenance Private collection, Paris
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M A R I N O M A R I N I (1901 – 1980)
Cavallo e Cavaliere Ink and tempera on paper 56.4 × 42.7 cm (221 ⁄ 4 × 163 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Marino 1955 Provenance Galleria II Castello, Capri Private collection, Moderna Private collection, United Kingdom, thence by descent This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Fondazione Marino Marini and is registered under archive number 514.
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R A O U L D U F Y (1877 – 1953)
L’Église de Taormina Gouache on paper 50.2 × 65.1 cm (193 ⁄ 4 × 255 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower right, Raoul Dufy Executed in 1922 Provenance Opera Gallery, London Private collection, February 2006 Christie's, New York, 7th November 2007 Private collection, USA, acquired at the above This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Mme Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, dated 22nd October 2007 under the reference no. A07-1660 confirming its inclusion in the forthcoming supplement to the Catalogue Raisonné des Aquarelles, Gouaches, et Pastels de Raoul Dufy.
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M A U R I C E U T R I L LO (1883 – 1955)
Arvert, Charente-Inférieure, La Poste Gouache on paper 48 × 62.5 cm (187 ⁄ 8 × 245 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Maurice Utrillo, V, octobre 1936 and titled lower left Literature Provenance Collection of Herman Goldsmith, New York Collection of Jean Gachon, Boulogne, Hautes-de-Seine Drouot Montaigne, Me. Kohn, Paris, October 1995 Private Collection, France Galerie Beyeler, Basel Private Collection, Italy
Paul Pétridès, L'Œvre Complet de Maurie Utrillo, supplement for vol. 5, Paris MCMLXXIV, p.88, no. AG655 (illustrated p. 89) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity dated 19th may 2017, numbered 3527 and signed by Hélène Bruneau and Cédric Paillier. This work is also accompanied by a certificate of authenticity dated september 1971, numbered 9.161 and signed by Paul Pétridès.
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A N D R É B R A S I L I E R (b. 1929)
Courses sur le Rivage Watercolour, pencil and pastel on paper 57 × 76 cm (221 ⁄ 2 × 30 inches) Signed lower right, André Brasilier Signed again, dated and inscribed on the reverse, Courses sur le rivage. André Brasilier. 2004 Provenance Atelier de Paris, Japan This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Alexis Brasilier on behalf of the Comité Brasilier.
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R A O U L D U F Y (1877 – 1953)
Le Champ de Courses à Epsom Gouache and watercolour on paper 50.3 × 65.7 cm (193 ⁄ 4 × 257 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower right, Raoul Dufy Provenance Galerie de France, Paris Galerie Stiebel, Paris Sotheby’s, New York, 23rd February 1984 Private collection USA, acquired from the above sale
Literature F. Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue Raisonné des Aquarelles, Gouaches et Pastels, Paris, 1981, Vol. 1, p. 378, No. 1040 (illustrated)
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A U G U S T E H E R B I N (1882 – 1960)
Composition sur Fond Vert Gouache on paper 28 × 44.3 cm (11 × 171 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed and dated lower centre, herbin 1942 Provenance Galerie Melki, Marbella Private collection, Paris This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Madame Geneviève Claisse.
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A U G U S T E H E R B I N (1882 – 1960)
Composition sur les Noms Communs: Ange, Lion, Fauvette Oil on canvas 160 × 80 cm (63 × 311 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Herbin 1942 Provenance Kunstmuseum, Basel, inv. no. 2332 Galerie Chalette, New York Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, lent by the above Donna Josey, Houston Private collection, USA, acquired from the above in 1994 Alon Zakaim Fine Art, London, acquired in 2007 Private collection, Florida, acquired in 2008
Exhibited Paris, 54th Salon des Indépendants, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, 14th March – 11th April 1943, no. 1547 Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Geometric Abstraction: 1926-1942, 7th October – 19th November 1972, no. 29 (illustrated in colour)
Literature L. Degand, Auguste Herbin: Ein Ausschnitt aus seinem Schaffen, Privatdruck der Basler Druck und Verlagsanstalt, 1955, no. 4 (illustrated in colour) G. Claisse, Herbin, Catalogue Raisonné de l’Œuvre Peint, Lausanne, 1993, no. 798, p. 420 (illustrated)
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A L B E R T G L E I Z E S (1881 – 1953)
Composition Gouache on paper laid down on cardboard 25.7 × 13 cm (101 ⁄ 8 × 51 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Albgleizes 22 Provenance Collection Paul Lombard, Paris
Literature A. Varichon, Albert Gleizes, Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, Editions Somogy, Paris, 1998, No. 1079, p. 357 (illustrated, upside down)
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S O N I A D E L A U N AY (1885 – 1979)
Rythme Coloré Gouache on paper 76 × 56 cm (297 ⁄ 8 × 22 inches) Signed and dated, Sonia Delaunay 1959 Provenance Galerie Bernstein, Oslo Galerie Denise Renée Hans Mayer Galleria Il Capricorno, Venice, until the late 1970s Galleria Martano, Turin Private collection, Italy, acquired from the above in 1985
This work is accompanied by a certficiate of authenticity issued by the Archive of Sonia and Robert Delaunay, signed by Jean Louis Delaunay and M. Richard Riss and numbered SD13 630869.
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B E R N A R D B U F F E T (1928 – 1999)
Poires, Verre et Raisins Oil and pencil on canvas 46 × 65.4 cm (181 ⁄ 8 × 253 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated upper right, Bernard Buffet 50 Provenance Private collection, Japan Private collection, Japan, acquired from the above The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Maurice & Ida Garnier.
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M A X E R N S T (1891 – 1976)
Surrealist Composition Oil on canvas 17.5 × 25.4 cm (67 ⁄ 8 × 10 inches) Signed lower right, Max Ernst Signed and dedicated on the reverse, A HANS RICHTER amicalement MAX ERNST Executed in 1948 Provenance Hans and Frida Richter, Southbury, Connecticut, gift from the artist, 1948 Private collection, thence by descent from the above Christie's, New York, 5th May 2004 Private collection, New York, acquired at the above sale
Literature W. Spies and S. and G. Metken, Max Ernst, Werke, 1939-1953, Cologne, 1987, vol. 5, p. 144, no. 2574 (illustrated)
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H E N R Y M O O R E (1898 – 1986)
Maquette for Reclining Figure: Cloak Bronze 7.1 × 12.1 × 5.6 cm (23 ⁄ 4 × 43 ⁄ 4 × 21 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and numbered on the back, Moore 9/9 Conceived in 1966 Provenance Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York, acquired directly from the artist The Arthur and Anita Kahn Collection, acquired in 1974
Literature A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, 1964-1973, London, 1977, Vol. 4, p. 49, No. 564 (another cast illustrated, p. 48, pl. 66b)
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C H A N A O R LO F F (1888 – 1968)
Deux Danseuses Bronze 78.5 × 18.7 × 20 cm (307 ⁄ 8 × 73 ⁄ 8 × 77 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed and inscribed on the base, Ch.Orloff 4/8 Executed in 1914 Provenance Private collection, Japan
Literature F. Marcilhac, Chana Orloff, 1991, p. 204, pl. 11 (illustrated) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Ariane Tamir, dated 24th January 2016.
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J A N K E L A D L E R (1895 – 1949)
Birds Oil on canvas 61.4 × 46.4 cm (241 ⁄ 8 × 181 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower right, Adler Executed circa 1940 Provenance Galerie Charles Lienhard, Zürich, 1959 Gimpel Fils Gallery, London
Exhibitions John Denham Gallery, Jankel Adler, June 9th - June 23rd 1996
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S A M U E L B A K (b. 1933)
Houses in an Imaginary Landscape Oil on canvas 46 × 55 cm (181 ⁄ 8 × 215 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower right, Bak Provenance Private collection, Israel
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T H É O TO B I A S S E (1927 – 2012)
Je Suis si Loin de Galilée Mixed media on paper laid down on canvas 68.4 × 49.6 cm (197 ⁄ 8 × 261 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed upper right, Theo Tobiasse and titled upper left Provenance Private collection, Israel
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INDEX
ADLER, JANKEL 60
LÉGER, FERNAND
BAK, SAMUEL 61
LOISEAU, GUSTAVE 16
BRAQUE, GEORGES
30, 31
LUCE, MAXIMILIEN 8
BRASILIER, ANDRÉ 50
MARINI, MARINO 47
BUFFET, BERNARD 56
MARTIN, HENRI 11
CARIOT, GUSTAVE
10, 12, 13, 15
MOORE, HENRY 58
CHAGALL, MARC 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
NOLDE, EMIL 35
DE LA SERNA, ISMAËL
33
ORLOFF, CHANA 59
DELAUNAY, SONIA 55
PASCIN, JULES 38
DELVAUX, PAUL
PICASSO, PABLO 27
40, 42
26, 28, 29
DUFY, JEAN 37
PISSARRO, CAMILLE
DUFY, RAOUL
41, 48, 51
SIGNAC, PAUL 17
ERNST, MAX 57
STERN, IRMA 25
GISCHIA, LÉON 32
SURVAGE, LÉOPOLD 45
GLEIZES, ALBERT 54
TOBIASSE, THÉO 62
GUILLAUMIN, ARMAND
9
URY, LESSER 14
52, 53
UTRILLO, MAURICE 49
LABISSE, FÉLIX 46
VALTAT, LOUIS 34
LAURENCIN, MARIE 36
VAN DONGEN, KEES 39
LEBOURG, ALBERT
ZADKINE, OSSIP 44
HERBIN, AUGUSTE
6, 7
2, 3, 4, 5
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