Modern & Contemporary Art

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Modern & Contemporary Art

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CONTENTS Modern Art Alberto Magnelli, L’Uomo Ubriaco, 1914 Emil Nolde, Wasserrosen, 1917 Fernand Léger, La Roue Rouge (composition à la Roue I), 1920 Pablo Picasso, Nature Morte à la Guitare, 1921 Otto Dix, Mädchen mit Rose, 1923 Raoul Dufy, Le Champ de Courses à Auteuil, circa 1924 Kees Van Dongen, L’Allée des Acacias, au Bois de Boulogne, circa 1925 Raoul Dufy, Les Regates à Henley, 1933 Marc Chagall, Vue par la Fenêtre, Tossa del Mar, 1934 Joan Miró, Untitled, Jan 1937 Joan Miró, Composition (Untitled), April 1937 Pablo Picasso, Femme Allongée (Dora Maar), 1938 LS Lowry, The Corner Shop, 1943 Fernand Léger, Les Acrobates, 1950 Fernand Léger, Les Constructeurs, 1950 Pablo Picasso, Femme Endormie VI, 1952 Pablo Picasso, Femme Nue Couchée, 1954 Fernand Léger, Le Bonheur, 1954 Marc Chagall, Bouquets Printaniers, 1965 Joan Miró, Untitled, 1968 Marc Chagall, La Monnaie du Pape (Lunaria), 1967-68 Marc Chagall, Esquisse Pour la Parade, 1968-71 Marc Chagall, Scène Biblique, 1970 Marc Chagall, Couple dans le Bouquet à la Fenêtre, 1970 Marc Chagall, A Grands Pas Autour du Bouquet de Roses, circa 1971 All works of art are listed in chronological order

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Alberto Magnelli (Italian, 1881-1978) L’Uomo Ubriaco, 1914 Oil on canvas 391⁄4 x 291⁄2 inches /99.5 x 75 cm Signed, titled and dated on the reverse: Alb Magnelli L’Uomo Ubriaco Firenze 1914

Provenance The artist’s estate Anon. sale, Christie’s London, 29 March 1988, lot 176 Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner

Literature A. Maisonnier, Alberto Magnelli: L’oeuvre peint, catalogue raisonné, Paris 1975, no. 39, illustrated, p. 56

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Emil Nolde (German, 1867-1956) Wasserrosen, 1917 Oil on canvas, in the Artist’s original hand-carved frame 283⁄4 x 393⁄8 inches / 73 x 100 cm Signed lower right: Emil Nolde Signed again and titled on the stretcher: Emil Nolde Wasserrosen

Provenance Collection Ahlswede, Leipzig, acquired directly from the Artist before 1930 and thence by descent to the previous owner

Exhibited Dresden, Galerie Emil Richter, Emil Nolde, 1920 Bautzen, Kunstverein, Deutsche Expressionisten, 1920, no. 113 Leipzig, Kunstverein, Emil Nolde, 1921 Leipzig, Museum der Bildenden Künst (on loan until 1990) Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, In Perfect Harmony, Picture and Frame, 1850-1920, March - June 1995, no. 217, illustrated p. 224 This exhibition later travelled to Vienna, Kunstforum Wien, August- November 1995

Literature M. Urban, Emil Nolde. Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings Vol. 11, 1915-1951, London 1990, no. 765, illustrated p. 142

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Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955) La Roue Rouge (composition à la Roue I), 1920 Oil on canvas 287⁄8 x 361⁄4 inches/72.1 x 92.1 cm Signed and dated lower right: F. LEGER 20

Provenance Madame de Gavardie, Paris Private Collection, Switzerland Anon.sale, Sotheby’s New York, 12 November 1996, lot 34 Private Collection, New York

Literature G. Bauquier, Fernand Léger, Catalogue raisonné 1920-1924, Paris, 1992, vol.II, p. 71, no. 232, illustrated in colour

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Nature Morte à la Guitare, 1921 Gouache and oil on paper 81⁄8 x 101⁄4 inches/20.5 x 26 cm Signed and dated upper right: Picasso 7.1.21

Provenance Stephen Hahn Gallery, New York E.V. Thaw, New York B.C. Holland Gallery, Chicago Private Collection, Paris This work is accompanied by a certificate of authentication kindly issued by Maya Widmaier Picasso

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Otto Dix (German, 1891-1969) Mädchen mit Rose, 22 Feb, 1923 Gouache, watercolour and pencil on wove paper 24 x 19 inches/61 x 48.2 cm Signed and dated lower right: Dix 23 Titled, dedicated and dated on the reverse:

Mädchen mit Rose am 22.2.23 Quersumme 11 dem Mutzlein!

Provenance Martha Dix, the artist’s wife, a gift from the artist Private collection, Southern Germany Private collection, Berlin Anonymous sale, Villa Grisebach, Berlin 2 June 1989, lot 177 Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner

Exhibited Berlin, Kronprinzenpalais, Aquarelle von Otto Dix, 1924 Paris, Goethe Institut, Otto Dix. Aquarelles, dessins, 1970, no. 28 Essen, Folkwang Museum, Otto Dix. Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Radierfolge ‘Der Krieg’, 1971-1972, no. 81, illustrated Rome, Galleria Giulia, Goethe Institut and Biblioteca Germanica (a collaborative exhibition), Otto Dix, acquerelli, disegni, incisioni, November 1972, no. 81, illustrated Saint-Etienne, Musée d’Art et d’Industrie, Réalismes en Allemagne 1919-1933, February-March 1974, no. 21 Konstanz, Kunstverein, Wessenberghaus, Otto Dix, Ölbilder, Aquarelle, Grafik, 1975, no. 58 Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, Otto Dix-Zwischen den Kriegen. Zeichnungen, Aquarelle, Kartons und Druckgrafik 1912-1939, September-November 1977, no. 125, illustrated p. 81 London, The Hayward Gallery, Neue Sachlichkeit and German Realism of the Twenties, 1978, no. 76, illustrated p. 54 Bregenz, Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn und Taxis, Otto Dix, 1981, unnumbered Stuttgart, Galerie der Stadt, Otto Dix- Menschenbilder, Gemälde, Aquarelle, Gouachen und Zeichnungen, December 1981Janurary 1982, no. 68, illustrated p. 90 Passau, St. Anna Kapelle, Otto Dix. Kunstausstellung Europäische Wochen, 1983, no. 38, illustrated; and again on the cover Montrouge, Salon d’Art Contemporain, Otto Dix, 1984, no.64 Munich, Villa Stuck, Otto Dix 1891-1969, August- October 1985, no.232 Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Otto Dix 1891-1969, June-July 1985, p. 99 no. 104 Stuttgart, Galerie der Stadt, Otto Dix. Zum 100. Geburtstag 1891-1991, September-November 1991, p. 334, illustrated p. 123; this exhibition later travelled to Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie, November 1991-February 1992 London, Tate Gallery, Otto Dix 1891-1969, 1992, no. 72, illustrated Ravensburg, Städtische Galerie, Otto Dix. Aquarelle der 20er Jahre, October-November 2002, no.17, illustrated p. 49 Paris, Musée national d’art moderne, Otto Dix. Dessins d’une guerre à l’autre, January-March 2003, no. 17, illustrated p.79 Hamburg, Kunsthalle, Geisterbahn und Glanzrevue. Otto Dix. Aquarelle und Gouachen, June-September 2007, no.56, illustrated in colour, unpaged

Literature BS Barton, Otto Dix and Die Neue Sachlichkeit 1918-1925, Ann Harbour, Michigan, 1981, p.144 E. Karcher, Otto Dix, Munich, 1986, illustrated p. 61 E. Karcher, Otto Dix. 1891-1969 Leben und Werk, Cologne, 1988, illustrated p. 127 S.Pfäffle, Otto Dix. Werkverzeichnis der Aquarelle und Gouachen, Stuttgart, 1991, no. A 1923/4, illustrated p. 178; illustrated again p. 108 U. Nikel, Statt Blumen, Erzählungen und Gedichte, Munich, 1995, illustrated p.25

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Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953) Le Champ de Courses à Auteuil, circa 1924 Oil on canvas 191⁄2 x 281⁄2 inches/49.6 x 72.4 cm Signed lower left: Raoul Dufy

Provenance Acquired by the family of the late owner, circa 1950’s This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity kindly issued by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille

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Kees Van Dongen (Dutch, 1877-1968) L’Allée des Acacias, au Bois de Boulogne, circa 1925 Oil on canvas 211⁄4 x 251⁄4 inches/54 x 64 cm Signed lower left: van Dongen

Provenance Private Collection To be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné Van Dongen being prepared by Mr Jacques Chalom des Cordes in conjunction with the Wildenstein Institute, Paris

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Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953) Les Regates à Henley, 1933 Oil on canvas 151⁄4 x 18 inches/38.6 x 45.8 cm Signed lower right: Raoul Dufy

Provenance Perls Galleries, New York Private Collection, USA

Literature Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy: Catalogue Raisonné de L’Oeuvre Peint, vol. II, p. 385, no. 918, illustrated

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Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) Vue par la Fenêtre, Tossa del Mar, 1934 Gouache, watercolour, wax crayon and pencil on paper 25 7/8 x 18 7/8 inches/65.2 x 48 cm Signed lower right: Chagall

Provenance Galerie du Cirque, Paris Private collection, Switzerland Acquired from the above by the previous owners in 2001

Literature F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, London, 1964, no. 618, illustrated This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authentication kindly issued by the Comité Marc Chagall

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Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983) Untitled, 5 January 1937 Gouache, watercolour, India ink and graphite on paper 18 x 24 inches/48.5 x 61 cm Signed, inscribed and dated: Miró 5/1/37 “A Silvia Löeb avec mes meilleure voeux pour 1937 Miró 5.1.37”

Provenance A gift from the artist to Silvia Löeb Private Collection, France Jeffrey Loria, New York Private Collection, New York Richard Gray Gallery, New York This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity kindly issued by Jacques Dupin and will be included in the forthcoming Joan Miró Drawings Catalogue Raisonné Vol 1, 1901-1937, currently being prepared by Jacques Dupin and Ariane Lelong-Mainaud

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Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983) Composition (Untitled), April 1937 Watercolour, graphite, oil and India ink on paper 291⁄2 x 205⁄8 inches/74.9 x 54.4 cm Signed in the upper left quadrant: Miró Signed and dated on the reverse: Joan Miró Avril 1937

Provenance Pierre Matisse Gallery, Paris Private Collection by decent O’Hara Gallery, New York This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity kindly issued by Jacques Dupin and will be included in the forthcoming Joan Miró Drawings Catalogue Raisonné Vol 1, 1901-1937, currently being prepared by Jacques Dupin and Ariane Lelong-Mainaud

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Femme Allongée (Dora Maar), Dec 1938 Pen and ink, wash on paper 103⁄4 x 137⁄8 inches/27.2 x 35.4 cm Signed and dated lower right: Picasso 26.12.38

Provenance Jason Bloom, New York Acquired from the above by the previous owner in the mid 1980’s This drawing is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity kindly issued by Maya Widmaier Picasso

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LS Lowry (British, 1887-1976) The Corner Shop, 1943 Oil on board 17 x 20 inches/43.2 x 50.8 cm Signed and dated lower left: LS Lowry 1943

Provenance T&R Annan & Sons, Glasgow James Garraway Spiers Esq Mrs. EM Morris Crane Kalman Gallery, London Private Collection

Exhibited London, Crane Kalman Gallery, A Centenary Tribute to LS Lowry, 1987, no. 12

Literature Judith Sandling and Mike Leber, Lowry’s City: A Painter and his Locale, Salford 2000, pp. 40-41, illustrated in colour

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Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955) Les Acrobates, 1950 Gouache and watercolour on paper 143⁄4 x 101⁄4 inches/37.5 x 26 cm Signed with the artist’s initials lower right: F.L. Inscribed on the reverse by Georges Bauquier:

Cette gouache “Les acrobats” (26 x 37.5), des annés 50, est une oeuvre authentique de Fernand Léger. Biot, le 28 novembre 1980 G. Bauquier Directeur du Musée National F.léger Biot

Provenance Private Collection, Italy Agenzia Artmangia, Piacenza

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Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955) Les Constructeurs, 1950 Watercolour, gouache on paper 24 x 29 inches/61 x 73.7 cm Signed with the artist’s initials lower right: F.L. Inscribed on the reverse by Nadia Léger: Cette gouache est une oeuvre authentique de Fernand Léger N. Léger The authenticity is further confirmed in an inscription on the reverse by Georges Bauquier, author of the artist’s Catalogue

Raisonné of paintings

Provenance Irving Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida Private Collection, Florida Private Collection, USA (by descent) Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York

Exhibited Palm Beach, Irving Gallery, Masters of the Twentieth Century, gouaches and watercolours, 1993

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Femme Endormie VI, 1952 Brush and ink on paper 20 x 257⁄8 inches/50.7 x 65.7 cm Signed and dated upper right:

19.8.52 VI Picasso

Provenance Fujikawa Galleries Inc., Tokyo (acquired in January, 1976) Private Collection (acquired from the above in November, 1979) Acquired from the above by the former owner Sotheby’s London, June 2004 Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner

Literature Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso: Oeuvres de 1946 à 1953, vol. 15, Paris, 1965, no. 221, illustrated p. 127

The Picasso Project, Picasso’s Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture. The Fifties, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 1997, no. 52-042, illustrated p. 87

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Femme Nue Couchée, 1954 Ink on paper 135⁄8 x 167⁄8/34.5 x 43 cm Signed, dated and numbered upper left: 1er Decembre 54 II Picasso; Inscribed on the reverse: qu’il ne s’agit pas de realisme...qu’il s’agit de verité

Provenance Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (no. 013262/63023) Galerie Beyeler, Basel The Pace Gallery, New York Gallery Theo, Madrid Hirschl & Adler, New York L. Valery, Geneva Waddington Galleries, London

Exhibited Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Picasso, November 1971-January 1972, no. 40, illustrated in colour p. 70 Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Nudes-Nus-Nackte, June-August 1984, no. 70 Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Picasso: der Maler und seine Modelle, July-October 1986, no. 81 London, Waddington Galleries, Works on Paper & Sculpture, September-October 1993, no 39, illustrated in colour p. 79 London, Waddington Galleries, Picasso/Matisse Works on Paper, June-July 1997, no. 4, illustrated in colour

Literature Christian Zervos, Catalogue Raisonné de Pablo Picasso, Vol 16, Oeuvres de 1953 à 1955, Editions Cahiers d’Art, Paris, no. 339, pp.122, illustrated

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Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955) Le Bonheur, 1954 Gouache on paper 251⁄2 x 193⁄4 inches/64 x 50 cm Signed with the artist’s initials lower right: F.L. Inscribed on the reverse with an authentication by Nadia Léger:

Cette gouache est une oeuvre authentique de Fernand Léger, Nadia Léger

Provenance Estate of the Artist, Nadia Léger, Paris Private Collection, Paris (a gift from the above) Christie’s, New York, May 1979 Private Collection, Kentucky (acquired at the above sale) Richard Gray Gallery, New York This painting is accompanied by a letter of authentication, dated 5 September 1979 and signed by G. Bauquier, Director of the Musée National Fernand Léger, Biot, indicating that this work is a study for the oil entitled Le Partie de campagne, 1954

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Marc Chagall (Russian/ French, 1887-1985) Bouquets Printaniers, 1965 Oil on canvas 253⁄8 x 333⁄8 inches/64.5 x 84.5 cm Stamped with the signature lower right: Marc Chagall

Provenance Estate of Chagall Private Collection, New York

Exhibited Tokyo, Mitsukoshi, Ltd., Chagall, July – September 2006, pp. 18-19, no. 3, illustrated This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authentication kindly issued by the Comité Marc Chagall

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Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983) Untitled, 1968 Gouache, coloured crayons and pencil on paper 13 3⁄4 x 9 7⁄8 inches/35 x 25cm Signed lower right: Miró

Provenance Aquavella Modern Art, Reno Nevada David Anderson Gallery, New York Private Collection This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authentication kindly issued by Jacques Dupin

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Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) La Monnaie du Pape (Lunaria), 1967-1968 Oil on canvas 395⁄8 x 317⁄8 inches/100 x 81 cm Signed lower left: Chagall Marc Titled and dated on the stretcher: 1967-68 Dedicated on the reverse: Pour Vava/Bonne Annee 1968, Marc Chagall

Provenance Valentine Chagall, Saint-Paul-de-Vence Estate of Chagall, Paris Private Collection, New York

Exhibited New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Marc Chagall: Recent Paintings 1966 – 1968 Paris, Musée du Louvre, Pavillon de Flore, Marc Chagall Peintures recentes: 1967 – 1977, October 17, 1977 – January 2, 1978 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Maeght, Rétrospective de l’oeuvre peint, July 7–October 15, 1984 Paris, Musée Pompidou, Marc Chagall Peintures recentes

1967 – 1977, no. 3 Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Marc Chagall à Palazzo Pitti, June 5 – September 30, 1978, no. 3

Marc Chagall Moscou et Leningrad, no. 22

Literature Werner Haftmann, Chagall, New York, 1972, pp. 146 – 147, no. 41, illustrated in colour, p.147 Irina Antonova, Andreie Voznesensky, and Marina Bessonova, Chagall Discovered: From Russian

and Private Collections, Moscow, 1988, p. 99, no. 53, illustrated in colour Werner Haftmann, Chagall, New York, 1984, pp. 114 – 115, no. 34, illustrated in colour This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authentication kindly issued by the Comité Marc Chagall

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Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) Esquisse Pour la Parade, 1968-71 Collage, pastel, gouache, and ink on paper 141⁄4 x 91⁄4 inches/36.2 x 23.5 cm Stamped with the signature lower left: Marc Chagall

Provenance Succession Marc Chagall Sotheby’s, New York, May 1999 Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authentication kindly issued by the Comité Marc Chagall

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Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) Scène Biblique, 1970 Oil on canvas 331⁄2 x 291⁄2 inches/85 x 75 cm Signed lower left: Chagall

Provenance Valentine Chagall, St. Paul-de-Vence Private Collection, Connecticut

Exhibited Tokyo, Mitsukoshi, Ltd., Chagall, July – September 2006, pp. 20-21, no. 4, illustrated This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authentication kindly issued by the Comité Marc Chagall

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Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) Couple dans le Bouquet à la Fenêtre, 1970 Gouache, India ink, pastel and graphite on paper 253⁄8 x 191⁄2 inches/64.3 x 49.5 cm Signed lower left: Chagall Marc

Provenance Galerie Maeght, Paris Private Collection, UK Private Collection, Canada Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authentication kindly issued by the Comité Marc Chagall

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Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) A Grands Pas Autour du Bouquet de Roses, circa 1971 Gouache, China ink and crayon on paper 197/8 x 16 inches/50.5 x 40.5 cm Stamped with the signature lower left: Marc Chagall

Provenance Estate of the artist Private Collection, New York This painting is accompanied by a certiďŹ cate of authentication kindly issued by the ComitĂŠ Marc Chagall

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CONTENTS Contemporary Art David Park, Violin Player, 1939 Robert Pearson McChesney, Four Moods, 1945 Hans Hofmann, Table Version II, 1949 Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, Attese, 1959 Alan Davie, Tongue Twister, 1960 Elisabeth Frink, Head, 1969 Jean Dubuffet, Figure XI, 1974 Jean Dubuffet, Site Avec 4 Personnages, 1981 Andy Warhol, Portrait of Berrocal, 1981 Roy Lichtenstein, Two Paintings with Dado, 1983 Tom Wesselmann, Still Life with Petunias, Lilies and Fruit, 1985 Frank Auerbach, Reclining Head of Julia, 1993-94 Tom Wesselmann, Loose Study for Blond Vivienne Print, 1997 Liu Ye, Untitled (for Mondrian), 1997 Tom Wesselmann, Night Time Still Life with Blonde and GoldďŹ sh, 1999 Cui Xiuwen, One Day in 2004, No.4, 2004 Yin Zhaoyang, The Square, 2004 Bridget Riley, Study 11, 20 June, Bassacs, 2005 Bridget Riley, Study 21, 23 August, 2005 Zeng Chuanxing, Paperbride, 2005 Zeng Chuanxing, Bride - The Night, 2007 Stephen Wright, Portrait of Sherri, 2007 Stephen Wright, Jennifer in the 7th Street Studio, 2007 Stephen Wright, L.C. (Silver Cross), 2007 Zeng Chuanxing, Setting Sail for Xitai Island: Paperbride, 2007-08 All works of art are listed in chronological order

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David Park (American, 1911-1960) Violin Player, 1939 Oil on canvas 36 x 173â „4 inches/91.5 x 45.1 cm Signed lower right: David Park

Provenance Staempi Gallery, New York Maxwell Gallery, San Francisco Private Collection, England Private Collection, Canada Private Collection, Texas Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York

Exhibited Oakland Art Museum, American-California Painting

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Robert Pearson McChesney (American, b. 1913) Four Moods, 1945 Gouache on paper 22 x 15 inches/55.8 x 38.1 cm Signed and dated lower right: McChesney 45

Provenance Private Collection, Chicago circa 1992 Valerie Carberry Gallery, Michigan

Exhibited Chicago, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Drawings II, June-September 2007

Literature Exh. cat. Robert McChesney: an American Painter. Petaluma, CA: Sonoma Mountain Publishing Company, 1996, p. 9, illustrated as OK #61

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Hans Hofmann (German, 1880-1966) Table Version II, 1949 Oil on canvas 48 x 36 inches/121.9 x 91.4 cm Signed and dated lower right: hofmann 49

Provenance Hofmann Estate, New York (no. M 1087) Crane Kalman Gallery, London

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Lucio Fontana (Italian, 1899-1968) Concetto Spaziale, Attese, 1959 Aniline on canvas 191⁄2 x 235⁄8 inches/49.5 x 60 cm Signed titled and dated on the reverse: L Fontana Concetto spaziale Attese 1959

Provenance Carlo Perogalli, Milan

Exhibited Milan, Società delle belle Arte Permanente, Lucio Fontana e Milano, October-November 1996, pp. 118, 153, no.31 (illustrated in colour)

Literature Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogue Raisonné, vol II, Brussels 1974, pp. 82-83, illustrated Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogo Generale, Vol I, Milan 1986, p. 282, illustrated Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. I, Milan 2006, p. 448, no 59 T 27, illustrated

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Alan Davie (British, b. 1920) Tongue Twister, 1960 Oil on board 515⁄8 x 633⁄4 inches/131 x 162 cm Signed, dated, titled and inscribed on the reverse:

Alan Davie. MAR 1960 TONGUE TWISTER 48 X 60

Provenance Whitford Fine Art, London Private Collection, London

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Elisabeth Frink (British, 1930-1993) Head, 1969 Bronze Height: 26 inches /66cm

Provenance Catherine Hodgkinson, London

Literature Bryan Robertson, Elisabeth Frink: Drawings & Sculptures 1950-1990, London 1991, p. 184

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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901-1985) Figure XI, 1974 Vinyl paint on cut-out stratified panel 371⁄2 x 42 inches/95.3 x 106.7 cm Signed with the artist’s initials and dated lower right: J.D. 74

Provenance Pace Gallery, New York Contemporary Art Gallery, Dallas Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York

Literature M. Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet Roman burlesque, Sites tricolors, fasicule XXVIII, Lausanne 1976, no. 95b, illustrated, p. 75

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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901-1985) Site Avec 4 Personnages, 1981 Acrylic on paper laid down on canvas 263â „8 x 195â „8 inches/67 x 50.8 cm Signed with the initials and dated lower right: J.D. 81

Provenance Pace Gallery, New York Waddington Galleries Ltd, London (no. WGB/EJP 10253) James Goodman Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the previous owner

Literature M. Loreau, ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fasicule XXXIV: Psycho-Sites, Lausanne, 1989, p. 113, no. 423, illustrated

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Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Portrait of Berrocal, 1981 Synthetic polymer paint, silkscreen ink, ink and diamond dust on canvas 401⁄4 x 401⁄4 inches/102 x 102 cm Signed and dated on the overlap: Warhol 1981

Provenance Private Collection, Cologne This work is accompanied by a certificate of authentication kindly issued by the Andy Warhol Authentication Committee

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Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Two Paintings with Dado, 1983 Oil and magna on canvas 50 x 43 inches/127 x 109.2 cm Inscribed with the artist’s signature on the reverse: © rf Lichtenstein ‘83

Provenance Leo Castelli, New York Martin Friedman Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc. Private Collection

Exhibited New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Lichtenstein, December 1983-January 1984, illustrated in colour, unpaged New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Picasso and American Art, September 2006- January 2007, no. 139, illustrated in colour p. 272. This exhibition later travelled to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, February 2007 - May 2007, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, June 2007 - September 2007

Literature Alloway, Lawrence. Modern Masters: Roy Lichtentstein, London 1983 no. 105, illustrated in colour p. 102 This painting will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of paintings currently in preparation by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation

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Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931-2004) Still Life with Petunias, Lilies and Fruit, 1985 Liquitex on board 58 x 72 inches/147.3 x 182.9 cm Signed and dated lower right: Wesselmann ‘85

Provenance Sidney Janis Gallery, New York Private Collection, USA

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Frank Auerbach (German/British, b. 1931) Reclining Head of Julia, 1993-94 Acrylic on board 181â „4 x 201â „8 inches/46.5 x 51 cm

Provenance Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London (41853.6) Marlborough Gallery, New York (NOL.45.811) Acquired from the above by the previous owner

Literature London, Marlborough Fine Art, Frank Auerbach: Recent Works, January-February 1997, no.16, illustrated in colour, p. 22 New York, Marlborough Gallery, Frank Auerbach: Recent Works, September-October 1998, no. 1, illustrated in colour, p. 10 Woollahra, Australia, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Frank Auerbach Paintings and Drawings, June-July 2000, no. 3

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Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931-2004) Loose Study for Blond Vivienne Print, 1997 Liquitex on Bristol Board 201â „2 x 20 inches/52 x 51 cm Signed and dated lower centre: Wesselmann 97 Inscribed on the reverse: D9758

Provenance Galerie Benden & Klimczak, KĂśln Private Collection

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Liu Ye (Chinese, b. 1964) Untitled (for Mondrian), 1997 Acrylic on canvas 393â „8 x 393â „8 inches/100 x 100 cm Signed in Chinese and English and dated centre right of vertical edge: LIU YE 97

Provenance Galerie Frank Schlag & Cie, Essen Acquired from the above by the previous owner in 2005

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Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931-2004) Night Time Still Life with Blonde and GoldďŹ sh, 1999 Oil on canvas 20 x 25 inches/50.8 x 63.5 cm

Provenance Acquired from the artist by the previous owner Private Collection, USA

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Cui Xiuwen (Chinese, b. 1970) One Day in 2004, No. 4, 2004 Chromogenic print 471â „4 x 59 inches/120 x 150 cm

Provenance Galleria Marella, Milan Acquired directly from the artist

Literature Los Angeles, Exh.Cat., DF2 Gallery, Cui Xiuwen, illustrated in colour p.62

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Yin Zhaoyang (Chinese, b. 1970) The Square, 2004 Oil on canvas 787â „8 x 981â „2 inches/200 x 250 cm Signed in Chinese and dated on the reverse: 2004

Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner

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Bridget Riley (British, b. 1931) Study 11, 20 June, Bassacs, 2005 Gouache on paper 153⁄4 x 373⁄8 inches/40.1 x 95 cm Titled lower left: Study 11. 20 June. Bassacs Signed and dated lower right: Bridget Riley ‘05

Provenance Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York

Exhibited New York, Pace Wildenstein Gallery, Bridget Riley: Recent Paintings and Gouaches, November 2007 - January 2008, illustrated in colour, p. 25

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Bridget Riley (British, b. 1931) Study 21, 23 August, 2005 Gouache on paper 175⁄8 x 297⁄8 inches/44.9 x 76 cm Titled lower left: Study 1. August 23. Signed and dated lower right: Bridget Riley ‘05

Provenance Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York

Exhibited New York, Pace Wildenstein Gallery, Bridget Riley: Recent Paintings and Gouaches, November 2007 - January 2008, illustrated in colour, p.26

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Zeng Chuanxing (Chinese, born 1974) Paperbride, 2005 Oil on canvas 58 7â „8 x 35 1â „3 inches/150 x 90 cm Signed in Chinese and Pinyin and dated lower left: Zeng Chuanxing 2005

Provenance Private Collection, Beijing

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Zeng Chuanxing (Chinese, born 1974) Bride - The Night, 2007 Oil on canvas 591⁄8 x 353⁄8 inches/150 x 90 cm Signed and dated upper left: Zeng Chuanxing 2007. 5

Provenance Acquired directly from the artist

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Stephen Wright (American, born 1962) Portrait of Sherri, 2007 Oil on canvas 52 x 48 inches/132.1 x 122 cm Initialled lower left: SW

Provenance Gallery Henoch, NY

Exhibited New York, Gallery Henoch, Group Show, 2007

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Stephen Wright (American, born 1962) Jennifer in the 7th Street Studio, 2007 Oil on canvas 66 x 30 inches/167.6 x 76.2 cm Initialled lower left: SW

Provenance Gallery Henoch, New York Acquired directly from the artist

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Stephen Wright (American, born 1962) L.C. (Silver Cross), 2007 Oil on canvas 48 x 24 inches/122 x 61 cm Initialled lower right: SW

Provenance Gallery Henoch, New York

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Zeng Chuanxing (Chinese, born 1974) Setting Sail for Xitai Island: Paperbride, 2007-2008 Oil on canvas 52 3â „8 x 78 3â „4 inches/133 x 200 cm Signed and dated upper left: Zeng Chuanxing, 2007-2008

Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner

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