Salon du Dessin 2020
Located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Rosenberg & Co. continues the Rosenberg family’s distinguished tradition of exhibiting both Modern and contemporary art. The drawings and works on paper in this catalogue, offered at the Salon du Dessin, represent a rich selection within the history of European abstraction. Figurative works, such as Aristide Maillol’s (1861–1944) studies of monumentalized, Grecian females, or the imaginative and modern illustrations of creatures by Jean Lurçat (1892–1966), provide a glimpse into the inevitable confluence of abstraction and the study of nature. Conversely, colorful and fragmented works by Auguste Herbin (1882– 1960) and Henry Valensi (1883–1960) are exciting examples of the stylistic fluidity and discovery that surrounded geometric abstraction. The selected works are indicative of the pioneering spirit and compositional experimentation that was essential to the art of the twentieth century.
AUGUSTE HERBIN Untitled, 1926 Pencil, gouache, and watercolor on paper 8.45 x 11.2 in. (21.5 x 28.5 cm) Signed Herbin lower right. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Laurent Claisse. PROVENANCE
Private collection, Sweden Rosenberg & Co., New York
GRAHAM SUTHERLAND Study for Three Forms, 1979 Gouache and pencil on paper 13.45 x 15.3 in. (34.2 x 38.8 cm) PROVENANCE
Bergamini Gallery, Milan Private Collection Rosenberg & Co., New York
JEAN HÉLION Composition abstraite, 1936 Watercolor and India ink on paper 9.88 x 9.25 in. (25.08 x 23.5 cm) Signed and dated Hélion Va. 36 lower left. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Jacqueline Hélion. PROVENANCE
Collection of Nicolas Hélion Galerie Berès, Paris Rosenberg & Co., New York
JEAN HÉLION Femme accoudée, 1946 Ink, pencil, and gouache on paper 10.63 x 14.57 in. (27 x 37 cm) Signed with the initial, dated and situated Cagnes H 46 lower right. Inscribed verso Pour Bernard Balanci qui n’avait alors que 6 ans / Hélion 69. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Jacqueline Hélion. PROVENANCE
Acquired from the artist Collection of Bernard Balanci Private collection Galerie Strouk, Paris Private collection Rosenberg & Co., New York
JEAN LURÇAT Tortue, c. 1950 Gouache and crayon on paper 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm) PROVENANCE
[Dogny Auctions, Lausanne, Winter Sale, December 3, 2019, lot 333] Rosenberg & Co., New York
JEAN LURÇAT Tortue des Ardennes, Original drawing for the book “Géographie animale,” André Gonin, Lausanne 1948, 1948 Gouache and crayon on paper 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm) Signed and titled Lurçat, Tortue des Ardennes lower left. PROVENANCE
[Dogny Auctions, Lausanne, Winter Sale, December 3, 2019, lot 333] Rosenberg & Co., New York
JEAN LURÇAT Fourmilier des Capucines, Original drawing for the book “Géographie animale,” André Gonin, Lausanne 1948, 1948 Gouache and crayon on paper 11.5 x 8.5 in. (29.2 x 21.6 cm) Signed Lurçat lower center. PROVENANCE
[Dogny Auctions, Lausanne, Winter Sale, December 3, 2019, lot 333] Rosenberg & Co., New York
JEAN LURÇAT Tortue, c. 1950 Gouache and crayon on paper 9.5 x 8.25 in. (24.13 x 20.95 cm) PROVENANCE
[Dogny Auctions, Lausanne, Winter Sale, December 3, 2019, lot 333] Rosenberg & Co., New York
HENRY VALENSI Les Casbahs du Haut Atlas (Êtude n°2), 1931 Watercolor and pencil on paper 9.8 x 13 in. (25 x 33 cm) Signed, titled, and dated lower left Les Casbahs du Haut Atlas, Henry Valensi, 1931. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Didier Vallens. PROVENANCE
Acquired from the artist Acquired from descendents of the artist Private collection Rosenberg & Co., New York
GINO SEVERINI Studio per natura morta con violino, 1946 Watercolor on paper 10.63 x 14.5 in. (26.99 x 36.83 cm) Signed G. Severini lower right. LITERATURE
Fonti, Daniela. Gino Severini: Catalogo ragionato (Milan: Mondadori/Daverio, 1988), number 775A, p. 499. PROVENANCE
Galerie Motte, Geneva Private collection Rosenberg & Co., New York
ARISTIDE MAILLOL Dina de face, 1940 Pastel on paper 10.5 x 17.25 in. (26.67 x 43.8 cm) Monogrammed lower right. This drawing is accompanied by a letter from Dina Vierny stating that she is the sitter and that it was drawn around noon in France in 1940–41. An invoice note written by Klaus G. Perls states that the drawing is from the collection of Dina Vierny, the artist’s model. PROVENANCE
Collection of Dina Vierny, Paris Perls Galleries, New York Private collection, New York Private collection Rosenberg & Co., New York
ARISTIDE MAILLOL Dina de face, 1940 Pastel on paper 10.5 x 17.25 in. (26.67 x 43.8 cm) Monogrammed lower right. This drawing is accompanied by a letter from Dina Vierny stating that she is the sitter and that it was drawn around noon in France in 1940–41. An invoice note written by Klaus G. Perls states that the drawing is from the collection of Dina Vierny, the artist’s model. PROVENANCE
Collection of Dina Vierny, Paris Perls Galleries, New York Private collection, New York Private collection Rosenberg & Co., New York