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OPERA GALLERY at The Alpina Gstaad

Opera Gallery has been present on the international art scene for over 15 years with over ten galleries around the world and still new ones to come. Over the years, we are proud to say that we have sold and exhibited major pieces of modern and contemporary art (Picasso, Botero, Chagall, etc). We have also successfully promoted new talented artists and their art is now part of prestigious private and public collections. It is with great pleasure that we come to you today with this very exclusive exhibition in Gstaad, kindly hosted by the Alpina Gstaad Hotel. We have chosen each piece with very special care, as we aimed to render this exhibition an exceptional experience in this prestigious venue. We hope that you will appreciate this unique selection of some of the most representative pieces of modern and contemporary art from around the world and that you will enjoy this particular journey through art. Gilles Dyan Chairman Opera Gallery Group

Jordan Lahmi Director Opera Gallery Geneva

Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) Les quatre acrobates, 1954 Signed and dated “F. Léger 54” Oil on canvas 118,1 x 149,2 cm - 46.5 x 58.7 in.

Provenance Estate of the artist Stratis Eleftheriades (E. Tériade), Paris Anon. sale: Sotheby’s, New York, Nov. 13, 1997, lot 149 Private collection, New York

Exhibited Paris, Grand Palais, Fernand Léger, Oct.1971- Jan.1972, No. 237, ill. p. 155 Paris, Galerie Daniel Malingue, Maîtres Impressionnistes et Modernes, Nov. 1981, No. 22, ill. in colour

Literature

MODERN ART

Lawrence Saphire and Fernand Mourlot, Fernand Léger, The Complete Graphic Work, Blue Moon Press, New York, 1978, p. 273, ill.

Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Buste d’homme à la pipe, 27 February 1969 Signed and dated “27.2.69.I Picasso” Oil on corrugated card laid down on cradled panel 97 x 65.7 cm - 38.2 x 25.9 in.

Provenance Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (acquired from the artist) Galerie Cahiers d’Art (Christian Zervos), Paris (acquired from the above) Private collection, France, (acquired from the above July 23rd, 1969)

Exhibited Høvikodden, Norway, Sonja Henies og Niels Onstads Kunstsentret, Picasso Visits Norway, 1992, No. 21 Salzburg, Festspielausstellung 2004, Salis and Vertes Gallery, June - July 2004, No. 30, ill. in colour Masters of the West, Portakal Culture House, Istanbul, Dec. 10, 2004 - Jan. 12, 2005, ill. in colour p. 57 Salzburg, Gallery Salis & Vertes, Modern Masters, Aug. 1st - Aug 31st 2007, ill. in colour plat. 35

Literature

MODERN ART

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 31 : œuvres de 1969, Editions Cahiers d’Art, Paris, 1976, No. 85, ill. p. 27 Patrick-Gilles Persin, Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler, Paris, 1990, ill. p. 235 Weltkunst magazine, No. 9 Sept. 2004, ill. on the cover for the magazine and on p. 8, as illustration for the series of articles “Alte und Neue Kunst im Dialog” (Ancient and modern art in dialog)

Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Nature morte, 13 July 1945 Signed “Picasso” and dated “13 juillet 45” Oil on canvas 65 x 100 cm - 25.6 x 39.4 in.

Provenance Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (acquired from the artist in 1965) Galerie Beyeler, Basel Jane Wade, New York (acquired in 1969) Sale: Christie’s, London, Nov. 30, 1976, lot 69 Private collection, Europe

Exhibited Culan, France, Château de Culan, Exposition Picasso, 1967, No. 28 Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Picasso - Werke von 1932 - 1965, 1967, No. 27, ill. in colour in the catalogue Baden-Baden, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Picasso - Das Spätwerk, 1968, No. 4, ill. in the catalogue

Literature Galerie Beyeler (ed.), Picasso, Basel, 1968, No. 72, ill. in colour p. 107 Klaus Gallwitz, Picasso Laureatus, Lucerne, 1971, No. 24, ill. in colour p. 37

Certificate

MODERN ART

Claude Ruiz-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this artwork

Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) Tête de profil, 1947 Signed and dated “Alberto Giacometti 47” Oil on canvas 55,9 x 27,6 cm - 22 x 10.9 in.

Provenance Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the artist) Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris Larry Aldrich, New York (and sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, Oct. 30, 1963, lot 55) Dr. A. Feingold, New York (acquired at the above sale) Dr. Theodore Leshner, New York (and sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, Dec. 8-9, 1965, lot 112) R.W. Warren (acquired at the above sale) Brook Street Gallery, London Reiss-Cohen Gallery, New York James Goodman Gallery, Inc., New York (and sold: Sotheby’s, New York, May 16, 1984, lot 414) Paul Denton (acquired at the above sale) Arnold Herstand & Company, New York Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona Private collection, New York

Certificate

MODERN ART

Mary Lisa Palmer has confirmed the authenticity of this artwork The Comité Giacometti has confirmed the authenticity of this artwork

Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884 -1920) Tête de Cariatide Edition of 4; signed, numbered and dated with the foundry mark “Paolo Olmeda 2006” Bronze 227 x 75 x 85 cm - 89.4 x 29.5 x 33.5 in.

Literature Modigliani Institut Archives Légales, Tête de Cariatide, Paris-Rome, 2007

Certificate

MODERN ART

Les Archives Légales Amedeo Modigliani have confirmed the authenticity of the artwork

Henri MATISSE (1869 -1954) Femme et bouquets, March 1940 Signed and dated “H Matisse 1940” Pencil on paper 52,5 x 40,5 cm - 20.7 x 15.9 in.

Provenance Lynn G. Epsteen, New York Private collection, New York

Literature Pierre Schneider, Matisse, London, 1984, p. 148, ill. p. 149

Certificate

MODERN ART

Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this work

Marc CHAGALL (1887 -1985) Le Clown violoniste et l’âne rouge, 1971 Signed “Marc Chagall” Oil on canvas 55 x 38 cm - 21.6 x 15 in.

Provenance Ida Chagall estate

Certificate

MODERN ART

The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work

Alexander CALDER (1898 -1976) Stabile, 1975 Painted metal H: 87 cm - 34.2 in.

Provenance Private collection, Paris

Exhibited San Francisco, Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, Alexander Calder: Sculpture and work on paper, April 1st - March 1st, 2004 New York, Pace Wildenstein, Calder from Model to Monument, Feb. 3rd - March 4th, 2006

Literature Maurice Brumeau, Calder à Saché, Cercle d’Art, Paris, 1975, No. 27 described and ill. p. 29, No. 73, p. 49

Certificate

MODERN ART

This work is registered in the Calder Foundation Archives under the reference No. A15517

Tom WESSELMANN (1931- 2004) Still life with fruit and goldfish, 1987 Signed, titled and dated “87” Enamel on laser-cut steel 132,1 x 195,6 cm - 52 x 77 in.

Provenance Sidney Janis Gallery, New York Knoedler Gallery, New York Private collection, Palm Beach Irving Galleries, Palm Beach Private collection, Palm Beach

Exhibited

CONTEMPORARY ART

New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Cut-Out Metal Paintings by Tom Wesselmann, April - May 1987, ill. in colour

Provenance

CONTEMPORARY ART

The artist’s studio

Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (1960 -1988) Logo, 1984 Signed and titled Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 152 x 122 cm - 59.8 x 48 in.

Provenance Gagosian Gallery, New York Galerie Beaubourg, Paris Collection Marciano, USA Jose Mugrabi, New York Private collection, New York Private collection, Greenwich

Exhibited Paris, Galerie Beaubourg, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Peintures 1982-87, 1988 New York, Whitney Museum of Art, Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1992-93, ill. p. 191 of the catalogue Vienna, Kunsthaus, Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1999, ill. p. 72 of the catalogue

Literature

CONTEMPORARY ART

Michel Enrici, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paris, 1989, ill. in colour p. 109 Richard Marshall, Jean-Louis Prat, Jean-Michel Basquiat, vol. II, Paris, 1996, No.7, ill. in colour p. 122 Richard Marshall, Jean-Louis Prat, Jean-Michel Basquiat, vol. II, Paris, 2000, No.7, ill. in colour p. 191

Fernando BOTERO (1932 - ) Sunday at Castelgandolfo, 2009 Signed “Botero 09” Oil on canvas 144 x 207 cm - 56.7 x 81.5 in.