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PABLO PICASSO (1881 – 1973)
Homme au Mouton, Nu et Musicien Coloured crayon on paper 49.5 × 60.5 cm (191 ⁄ 2 × 237 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed, dated and numbered upper right 7.1.67. III Picasso Executed on 7th January 1967 illustrated on page 29
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VICTOR BRAUNER (1903 – 1966)
Accouplement d'Éléments Oil on canvas 81 × 65 cm (317 ⁄ 8 × 25 inches) Signed Victor Brauner, dated 1962 lower right and titled lower left illustrated on page 41
T H E G A L L E RY C O L L ECT I O N PART I Impressionist & Modern
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H E N R I D E TO U LO U S E - L A U T R E C (1864 – 1901)
Femme de Maison Peinture à l'essence on board 48.5 × 34 cm (191 ⁄8 × 133 ⁄8 inches) Signed upper left, H.T. Lautrec Executed in 1894 Provenance Baumgarten Collection, Paris Maurice Joyant, Paris M.G. Dortu, Le Vésinet, acquired from the above circa 1930 Private Collection, Geneva, acquired after 1959 Collection of Joe & Teresa Long, acquired from the above 13th January 2006
commémoration par le Musée d'Albi du cinquantième anniversaire de la mort du peintre, 1951, no. 142 Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, Chefs-d'oeuvre de ToulouseLautrec appartenant au Musée d'Albi et à des collections françaises, 1959, no. 141
Exhibited
Literature
Paris, Galerie Manzi-Joyant, Exposition Retrospective de l'Œuvre de H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864-1901, 1914, no. 77 (illustrated) Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, Exposition H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, au profit de la Societé des Amis du Musée d'Albi, 1931, no. 111 London, M. Knoedler & Co., Toulouse-Lautrec, Paintings and Drawings, France, 1938, no. 25 Paris, Galerie M. Knoedler & Cie., Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864-1901, 1938, no. 24 Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1947, no. 35 (titled Vrouwenkop) Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864-1901, 1947, no. 35 (titled Tête de Femme) Albi, Musée de la Berbie, Toulouse-Lautrec, ses amis et ses maîtres,
Arsène Alexandre, Exposition Rétrospective de l'Œuvre de H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, in Les Arts, no. 152, Paris, August 1914, p. 13 (illustrated) Maurice Joyant, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Peintre, Paris, 1926, p. 285 Pierre Cabanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Lecture pour Tous, 1959, p. 22 (illustrated) Raymond Charmet, Arts, 11th March 1959, p. 16 Giorgio Caproni & G.M. Sugana, L'Opera Completa di Toulouse-Lautrec, Milan, 1969, no. 378a, p. 111 (titled Ospite di Una "Casa") M.G. Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et Son Œuvre, vol. III, New York, 1971, no. P.540, pp. 332-333 (illustrated)
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A R M A N D G U I L L A U M I N (1841 – 1927)
Madame Guillaumin Pêchant Oil on canvas 50.2 × 61 cm (193 ⁄ 4 × 24 inches) Signed lower left Guillaumin Executed circa 1894 Provenance Collection of Marcel Bernheim, Paris Christie's London, 23rd April 1971 Kaplan Gallery, London, acquired from the above, by 1973 Private collection, Toronto, Ontario, acquired from the above
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Literature G. Serret and D. Fabiani, Armand Guillaumin, Catalogue Raisonné de l'OEuvre Peint, Paris, 1971, no. 285 (illustrated)
P I E R R E - A U G U S T E R E N O I R (1841 – 1919)
Lavandières au bord du Loup Oil on canvas 47 × 55.6 cm (181 ⁄2 ×217 ⁄8 inches) Stamped lower right, Renoir (Lugt 2137b) Executed in 1917 Provenance Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, acquired from Succession Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Cagnes, after 1919 Christie's, London, 28th November 1972 Raymond J Wilson, acquired at the above M Knoedler & Co., New York Sotheby's, New York, 18th May 1983
Sotheby's, New York, 12th November 1987 Private Collection, acquired circa 1989-1990
Literature Bernheim-Jeune, L'Atelier de Renoir, vol. 1, Paris, 1931, no. 493 (illustrated pl. 156) G.-P. & M. Dauberville, Renoir: Catalogue Raisonné des Tableaux, Pastels, Dessins et Aquarelles, vol. 5, Paris, 2014, no. 3917, p. 169 (illustrated) This work will be included in the forthcoming Pierre-Auguste Renoir Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.
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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
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
Exhibited
Provenance 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
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Paris, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Pissarro (1830-1903), 1956, no. 11
Literature A. Tabarant, Pissarro, Paris, 1924, pl. 13 L-R. Pissarro & L. Venturi, Camille Pissarro Son Art-Son Oeuvre, Paris, 1939, vol. I, catalogued no. 161, 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, 1990, referenced on 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)
Route Enneigée avec Maison, Environs d'Éragny Oil on canvas 33.5 × 41 cm (131 ⁄4 × 161 ⁄8 inches) Signed and dated lower left, C. Pissarro 1885 Provenance Dr. Störi, Zürich Kunstsalon Orell Fussli-Hof Zürich, 26th November 1927 Hans Wirth, Siebnen, acquired at the above sale Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1954 Private collection, Asia, acquired by 1998
Exhibited London, Royal Academy of Art; Washington, D.C., Phillips Collection & San Francisco, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Impressionists in Winter, Effets de Neige, 1998-99, p. 163, no. 45 (illustrated, titled Snow Effect at Éragny, Road to Gisors)
Literature J. Pissarro & C. Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro, Catalogue Critique des Peintures, vol. III, Paris, 2005, p. 517, no. 784 (illustrated)
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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 Galerie Romanet, Paris, before 1969 Simon Barbey, Geneva, acquired before 1960 Versailles, Hôtel Rameau, 9th June 1960 Simon Barbey, Geneva, acquired again from the above, who was the owner until 1976
Exhibited Pavia, Italy, Visconti Castle Stables, Pissarro: L’Anima dell’Impressionismo, Rubettino, 21st February – 2nd June, 2014, no.7 (illustrated)
Literature J. Pissarro and C. Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Wildenstein Institute, Pissarro: Critical Catalogue of Paintings, vol. II, 2005, no. 113, p.105 (illustrated)
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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 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
Literature Christopher Lloyd, Pissarro, London, 1992, no. 8 Joachim Pissarro & Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro, Catalogue Critique des Peintures, vol. II, Paris, 2005, p. 12, no. 136 (illustrated)
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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 Inscribed with title on reverse Executed circa 1910 -1912
Exhibited Paris, Galerie Dru, M. Luce, 11th April - 30th April 1921, no. 36 (titled as La Loire à Saint-Ay)
Literature Provenance Hammer Galleries, New York Private collection, New York Spaniermann Gallery, New York
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Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce: Catalogue Raisonné de L'Œuvre Peint, Paris, 2005, vol. 3, no. 745, p. 177 (illustrated)
A L F R E D S I S L E Y (1839 – 1899)
Bords du Loing Oil on canvas 46.1 × 55.7 cm (181 ⁄ 8 × 217 ⁄8 inches) Signed and dated lower left, Sisley 90 Executed in 1890 Literature Provenance Galerie Georges Petit, Paris Christie's, New York, 19th November 1986 Mr & Mrs Edward Snider, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, by whom acquired at the above Sotheby's, New York, 9th May 1989 Walter J Johnson, New York, by whom acquired at the above sale; his estate sale, Christie's, New York, 15th May 1997 Private Collection, acquired at the above
M Gauthier, Hommage à Sisley, L'Art Vivant, March, March 1933, pp. 116-117 (illustrated p. 177) G Besson, Sisley, Paris, 1946, p. 56 (illustrated) François Daulte, Alfred Sisley, Catalogue Raisonné de L'Œuvre Peint, Lausanne, 1959, no. 727 (illustrated) The Comité Sisley has confirmed the authenticity of this work. This work will be included in the new edition of the catalogue raisonné of Alfred Sisley by François Daulte.
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E U G È N E B O U D I N (1824 – 1898)
Étaples, Sortie des Barques de Pêche Oil on canvas 41 × 55 cm (161 ⁄8 × 213 ⁄4 inches) Signed and dated lower left, E Boudin 90 Provenance Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 24th May 1929 Collection of Gustave Cahen, Paris, acquired from the above Galerie Marseille, Paris Private collection, Paris
Exhibited Paris, Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Eugène Boudin, 1899, no. 296 Paris, Alfred Daber, Jongkind, Boudin, 1951, no. 26 (titled Flotille de Pêche au Large)
Literature Robert Schmit, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre peint d'Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898, vol. 3, Imprimerie Union, Paris, 1973, illustrated p.25
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C A M I L L E P I S S A R R O (1830 – 1903)
Une Rue à l’Hermitage, Pontoise Pastel over charcoal on paper 26 × 40 cm (101 ⁄ 4 × 153 ⁄ 4 inches) Stamped with artists initials lower right, C. P. (Lugt 613a) Verso: La Route Executed circa 1873-74 Provenance Estate of the Artist Collection of A Bonin Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 26th June 1931 Sotheby’s, New York, 21st October 1976 Stern Pissarro Gallery, London Private collection USA
Exhibited London, Stern Pissarro Gallery, Camille Pissarro - St.Thomas to Paris, November-December 2003, no. 12
Literature Ludovic Rodo Pissarro and Lionello Venturi, Camille Pissarro - son Art, son Œuvre, Paris, 1939, vol. 1, no. 1518, p. 290 (illustrated vol. II, pl. 292)
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C A M I L L E P I S S A R R O (1830 – 1903)
Le Marché Black and blue pencil on paper 25 × 20.5 cm (97 ⁄8 × 81 ⁄8 inches) Signed, lower left with initials, C.P. (inverted) Provenance Private collection, France This work is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Dr. Joachim Pissarro and will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Drawings by Camille Pissarro.
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C A M I L L E P I S S A R R O (1830 – 1903)
Auvers-sur-Oise Étude Ink and pencil on paper 30.8 × 46.8 cm (121 ⁄8 × 183 ⁄8 inches) Stamped with initials lower right C.P. Executed in 1890 Provenance Private collection, France This work is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Dr. Joachim Pissarro and will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Drawings by Camille Pissarro.
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I S A A C I S R A Ë L S (1865 – 1934)
Figures in a Park, Paris Pastel on paper 28 x × 39 cm (11 × 153 ⁄8 inches) Signed lower right, Isaac Israels Executed circa 1908 Provenance Private Collection, London
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I S A A C I S R A Ë L S (1865 – 1934)
Bois de Boulogne Oil on canvas 59 × 42 cm (231 ⁄4 × 161 ⁄2 inches) Signed lower right, Isaac Israels Executed in 1904 Provenance Collection of J.B. van Stolk, 's-Gravenhage, 1906 Collection of W.C. Mees, Wassenaar Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 13th November 1960, no. 273 (Titled Twee Lezende Meisjes) Kunsthandel G.K. Scherpel, Bussum/'s-Gravenhage B. de Geus van den Heuvel, Nieuwersluis
Art and Antiques Group (AAG), Amsterdam, 28th April 1999 Private Collection, London
Exhibited Laren, Singer Museum, Keuze uit de Collectie B. de Geus, 1967, no. 83 (Titled, "Twee Lezende Meisjes in een Parijs Park, Bois de Boulogne") 's-Gravenhage, Pulchri Studio, Isaac Israels en Tijdgenoten, 21st September 1980
Literature H.P. Bremmer, Isaac Israels, Moderne Kunstwerken, 1906, no. 4 (no. 40, afb. 5) H. H. Reisel, Isaac Israels, Portret van een Hollandsche Impressionist, 1967, p. 8
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H E N R I E P S T E I N (1892 – 1944)
River Landscape Oil on canvas 55 × 81 cm (215 ⁄8 × 317 ⁄8 inches) Signed lower left, H Epstein 18
G U S TA V E LO I S E A U (1865 – 1935)
Pont Marie, Paris Oil on panel 37.5 × 55 cm (143 ⁄4 × 215 ⁄8 inches) Signed lower left, G. Loiseau Provenance Collection of Jacques Francais and Lynne Charnay Francais The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Didier Imbert.
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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 1926 Provenance Private collection, Paris
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G U S TA V E LO I S E A U (1865 – 1935)
Le Village Animé Oil on canvas 46.5 × 55 cm (181 ⁄ 4 × 215 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower right, G. Loiseau Executed circa 1923 Provenance Phillips London, 30th November 1987 Private collection, London acquired at the above Sotheby's London, 4th February 2004 Private collection, France This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné being prepared by Didier Imbert.
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L E S S E R U R Y (1861 – 1931)
Landscape Pastel on paper 50 × 70 cm (193 ⁄4 × 271 ⁄2 inches) Signed lower left Executed in 1911 22
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 23
M A U R I C E D E V L A M I N C K (1876 – 1958)
La Mairie Gouache, watercolour and ink on paper laid on board 44.5 × 60 cm (171 ⁄ 2 × 235 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower left, Vlaminck Provenance Private collection, France This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Wildenstein Institute.
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M A U R I C E U T R I L LO (1883 – 1955)
Place Jean-Baptise-Clément Oil on cradled panel 51.3 × 76.2 cm (201 ⁄ 4 × 30 inches) Signed towards lower right, Maurice. Utrillo. V. Executed circa 1918 Provenance Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Paris Weill Collection, Zürich Galerie Römer, Zürich, no. 53 Private Collection, Zürich, acquired from the above in 1982, until at least 1963 Private Collection, thence by descent
Literature Paul Pétridès, L'Œuvre Complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1962, vol. II, no. 739, p.226 (illustrated n.p.)
Exhibited Bern, Kunstmuseum, Maurice Utrillo, 19th January - 17th March 1963, no. 67 (illustrated)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Utrillo.
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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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G E O R G E S B R A Q U E (1882 – 1963)
Nature Morte à la Grande Cruche Oil on canvas 54 × 73 cm (211 ⁄ 4 × 283 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower left, G. Braque Executed in 1955 Provenance Dr Jean Arnon, Dieppe Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London Private collection, London, by 1973 Private collection, thence by descent from the above
Literature Galerie Maeght, Catalogue de L'Œuvre de Georges Braque: Peintures 1948-1957, Paris, 1959, no. 94b (illustrated)
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H E N R I M AT I S S E (1869 – 1954)
Étude pour Intérieur, Nice Pencil on paper 39.5 × 26.5 cm (151 ⁄ 2 × 10 3 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower right, Henri – Matisse Executed in 1919
Exhibited
Provenance
Valencia, Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Henri Matisse, October 2003 - January 2004
Galerie Hodebart, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist in 1923 Heinz Berggruen, Paris, by 1973 Piccadilly Gallery, London Private collection, Belgium, acquired from the above in 2007
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Georges Matisse of the Archives Matisse. The authenticity was also confirmed by the late Margherite Duthuit in 1973.
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PA B LO P I C A S S O (1881 – 1973)
Homme au Mouton, Nu et Musicien Coloured crayon on paper 49.5 × 60.5 cm (191 ⁄ 2 × 237 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed, dated and numbered upper right 7.1.67. III Picasso Executed on 7th January 1967 Provenance Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris Galleria La Bussola, Turin Private collection, Europe, aquired from the above in 1974
Literature C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. XXV, Œuvres de 1965 à 1967, Paris, 1972, no. 262, pl. 120 (illustrated)
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M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Coq-Femme au Double Profil à Vence Ink on paper 22.5 × 34.5 cm (87 ⁄ 8 × 135 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed with the estate stamp lower right, Chagall Executed circa 1960 Provenance The Estate of Marc Chagall This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
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M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Libération Oil on canvas 61 × 36.5 cm (24 ×143 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower right, Marc Chagall Executed circa 1937-1945
Private collection, London Stern Pissarro Gallery, London Private collection, Florida
Exhibited London, Ben Uri Gallery, The London Jewish Museum of Art, Chagall and his Circle, 5th June - 31st July 2005
Provenance Sotheby's London, 29th November 1988 Christie's London, 9th December 1998
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
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M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Couple Allongé au Grand Bouquet Gouache, tempera, pastel and Chinese ink on paper 76.1 × 56.9 cm (30 × 223 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower left Marc Chagall Executed circa 1978 Provenance The Estate of Marc Chagall Stern Pissarro Gallery, London Private collection, Florida
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This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Peintre au Chevalet au Bouc Jaune Gouache, tempera, pastel, coloured crayon and Chinese ink on paper 76.1 × 56.4 cm (30 × 221 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower left Marc Chagall Executed circa 1976 Provenance The Estate of Marc Chagall Stern Pissarro Gallery, London Private collection, Florida
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
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M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Fête au Village Gouache and crayon on Japon paper 56.7 × 76.8 cm (223 ⁄ 8 × 301 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower right, Marc Chagall Executed in 1969 Provenance A Centro Arte Internazionale, Milan Private collection, Italy Stern Pissarro Gallery, London Private collection, Florida
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This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Le Village au Soleil Gouache and coloured crayon on paper 65 × 45 cm (255 ⁄ 8 × 173 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower right, Marc Chagall Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Executed in 1957-59 Provenance The Estate of Marc Chagall David McNeil, thence by descent
Neue Galerie Richard, Zurich Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne Greer Gallery, New York Private Collection, Tokyo, acquired from the above in 1989 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from David McNeil.
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M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Agar Chassée Ink wash, brown ink and pastel on paper 39.6 × 29 cm (141 ⁄ 2 × 113 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower right, Marc Chagall Executed in 1958-59 Provenance The Estate of Marc Chagall Collection of David McNeil, the artist’s son Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1986
Exhibited Bundeskanzleramt Bonn (Federal Chancellery), Marc Chagall, Die Bibel: Gouachen, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Zeichungen, 15th
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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. 28, p. 54 (illustrated) London, Stern Pissarro Gallery, Marc Chagall: Master of Colour, June – July 2016, pp. 32-33 (illustrated) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
M A R C C H A G A L L (1887 – 1985)
Chérubin Ink wash and pencil on Japanese paper 51.8 × 33.5 cm (203 ⁄ 8 × 131 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower left, Marc Chagall Executed in 1958-59 Provenance The Estate of Marc Chagall Collection of David McNeil, the artist’s son Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1986
Pastelle und Zeichnungen, 15th November 1989 – 12th January 1990, no. 19 p. 44 (illustrated); later travelled to Landesmuseum Mainz (State Museum), 4th February – 22nd April 1990London, Stern Pissarro Gallery, Marc Chagall: Master of Colour, June – July 2016, pp. 36-37 (illustrated)
Exhibited Bundeskanzleramt Bonn (Federal Chancellery), P. Von Zaberon, Marc Chagall, Die Bibel: Gouachen, Aquarelle,
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Chagall.
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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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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 Louise Leiris, F. Léger: Dessins et Gouaches 1909-1955, 1958, no. 11 (illustrated) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Irus Hansma confirming its inclusion in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Works on Paper by Fernand Léger.
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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L É O P O L D S U R V A G E (1879 – 1968)
Ville Oil and graphite on canvas 73.4 × 60 cm (287 ⁄ 8 × 235 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Survage 24 Provenance Private collection, Paris, before 1993 Private collection, France
Exhibited Troyes, Musée d'Art Moderne et Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Musée Matisse, Survage: Les Années Héroïques, January-June 1993, p. 95 (illustrated in colour; titled, Village à l'Oiseau) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Anne-Marie Divieto.
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V I C TO R B R A U N E R (1903 – 1966)
Accouplement d'Éléments Oil on canvas 81 × 65 cm (317 ⁄ 8 × 25 inches) Signed Victor Brauner, dated 1962 lower right and titled lower left Provenance Alexander Iolas, New York Galleria L'Attico, Rome Dino Fabbri, Milan Private Collection, Europe Private Collection USA, acquired from the above in June 1990 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Sammy Kinge.
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A U G U S T E H E R B I N (1882 – 1960)
Aoum II Oil on canvas 65 × 100 cm (255 ⁄ 8 × 393 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed and dated lower right, herbin 1944; titled lower left “aoum” 2 Executed in 1944 Provenance Private collection, Switzerland Private collection, Belgium Galerie Von Bartha, Basel Tajan Paris, November 30, 2004 Private collection, acquired at the above sale
Exhibited Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Herbin Rétrospective, 1956, no. 33 Cologne, Galerie Bargera, Abstraction-Création, 1974, no. 22 (illustrated)
Literature G. Claisse, Herbin, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre Peint, Lausanne, 1993, p. 424, no. 817 (illustrated)
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L É O P O L D S U R V A G E (1879 – 1968)
Porteuse Oil on canvas 100 × 81.3 cm (393 ⁄ 8 × 32 inches) Signed and dated Survage. 62. lower right Provenance Estate of the artist Private collection, New York, acquired from the above, 1968
Exhibited Paris, Galerie Lucie Weill, Survage, 5th March - 6th April 1963, no. 8 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Anne-Marie Divieto.
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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’Oeuvre Peint, Lausanne, 1993, no. 798, p. 420 (illustrated)
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M O Ï S E K I S L I N G (1891 – 1953)
Jeune Fille Rousse Oil on canvas 50.4 × 41.2 cm (193 ⁄ 8 × 161 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed upper left, Kisling and dated upper right, Paris 1937 Executed in 1937 Provenance Collection of Theodore Block, Richmond, UK, gifted by the artist Private collection, thence by descent Private collection, Hungary
Literature Jean Kisling, Jean Dutourd, Kisling 1891-1953, vol.3, Landshut, 1995, no. 177, p. 162 (illustrated) This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre de Moise Kisling vol.4 currently being prepared by Jean Kisling and Marc Ottavi.
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M O Ï S E K I S L I N G (1891 – 1953)
Jeune Fille Oil on canvas 30.5 × 25.5 cm (12 × 10 inches) Signed upper right, Kisling Executed circa 1945 Provenance John Perry Cohn, California Private collection, Geneva
Literature Charensol Georges, Kisling, éd. de Clermont, Paris, 1948 (illustrated on the cover) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Marc Ottavi and will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Moïse Kisling (Volume IV and additions to volumes I, II and III)
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J A N K E L A D L E R (1895 – 1949)
Woman in Atelier Oil on board 56 × 38 cm (22 × 15 inches) Signed lower left, Adler Executed circa 1940s 48
B É L A K Á D Á R (1877 – 1956)
Mother and Child Gouache on paper 86 × 56.8 cm (337 ⁄ 8 × 223 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower right Kádár Béla 49
I S M A E L D E L A S E R N A (1898 – 1968)
Jeune Fille à l'Accordéon Oil on masonite 88.9 × 115.6 cm (35 × 451 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed upper right, De La Serna; titled on the reverse Executed circa 1942 Provenance Sothebys New York, 28th September 1994 Private collection, New York
Literature C.R. Aguilera, Ismael de la Serna, Barcelona and Paris, 1977, p. 153, no. 209 (illustrated)
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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
Sotheby’s, New York, 14th May 1998 Peter Findlay Gallery Inc., New York Private collection, USA, acquired from the above, June 2011
Provenance
Literature
Collection Marcel Bernheim, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, acquired from the artist, 1928 Pierre Blum, Paris, acquired from the above, 1952 Perls Galleries, New York, no. 13565 Private collection, Osaka
Luis Seoane, Pascin, Editorial Poseidon, Buenos Aires, 1944, 1st ed., no. 25, p. 64 (illustrated and titled Mujer Desnuda Tendida) 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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O S S I P Z A D K I N E (1890 – 1967)
Reclining Nude Gouache on paper 47 × 64 cm (181 ⁄ 2 × 251 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, O. Zadkine 27 Provenance Private collection, London
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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 1920-1923
Exhibited Martigny, Switzerland, Pierre Gianadda Foundation, Van Dongen, 25th January – 9th June 2002, no. 72 p. 122 (illustrated in colour)
Literature Provenance
E. des Courières, Van Dongen, Paris, 1925, no. 24 (illustrated)
Phillip's, London, 29th June 1987 Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, 21st June 1988 Drouot-Montaigne, Paris, 31st March 1990 Private Collection, Paris Private Collection, acquired from the above, 2001
This work is accompanied by a letter from the Wildenstein Plattner Institute signed by Elizabeth Gorayeb on 25th September 2018 confirming its inclusion in the forthcoming Van Dongen Digital Catalogue Raisonné.
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J E A N D U F Y (1888 – 1964)
Parade Mexicaine Gouache on Ingres paper 45.1 × 55.6 cm (173 ⁄ 4 × 217 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed Jean Dufy lower centre Executed circa 1948-1950 Provenance Galerie Käte Perls, Paris/New York (titled Cirques) Christie’s New York, 26th February 1990 (titled Le Cirque) Private collection, Germany
Literature Jacques Bailly, Jean Dufy Catalogue Raisonné de l’OEuvre, vol.1, Paris 2002, no J.473, p. 261 (illustrated)
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LO U I S V A LTAT (1869 – 1952)
Fleurs Rouges à la Cruche Brune Oil on panel 46 × 37.5 cm (181 ⁄ 8 × 143 ⁄ 4 inches) Stamped with initials lower right, L.V Executed circa 1940 Provenance Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London (no. 5918) Private collection, London, and thence by descent This work is accompanied by a letter of inclusion for the forthcoming Catalogue de l'Œuvre de Louis Valtat signed by Julien Valtat and is registered in the Les Amis de Louis Valtat Archives under no. 3362.
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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, pastel and pencil on paper 57 × 76 cm (221 ⁄ 2 × 29 7 ⁄ 8 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, dated 13th February 2017
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R A O U L D U F Y (1877 – 1953)
L'Atelier à Vence Gouache, watercolour, ink and pencil on paper 49.7 × 65.5 cm (195 ⁄ 8 × 253 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower centre Raoul Dufy, numbered lower right, III and numbered upper right, 3 Provenance Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in the 1950s Private collection, thence by descent
Literature Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1982, vol. II, no. 1782, illustrated p. 263
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R A O U L D U F Y (1877 – 1953)
Bouquet de Roses Watercolour on paper 50.8 × 60.3 cm (20 × 233 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed Raoul Dufy and dated 1932 lower centre Provenance Léon Bloch, Paris Private Collection, Paris Sotheby’s, London 8th February 2006 Donald Marron, New York Pace Gallery, New York This work is to be included in the supplement to the Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels de Raoul Dufy currently being prepared by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille
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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 Parke Bernet, 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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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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T H E G A L L E RY C O L L ECT I O N PART II Post-War & Contemporary
Stern Pissarro Gallery 6 6 S T. J A M ES ’ S S T R E E T, LO N D O N S W 1 A 1 N E , U K TEL: +44 (0)20 7629 6662 EMAIL: STERN@PISSARRO.COM www.pissarro.art
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YAYO I K U S A M A (b. 1929)
Spirit of Glasses Collage, pastel and ink on paper 39.4 × 54.3 cm (151 ⁄ 2 × 213 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Yayoi Kusama 1975 Signed twice and dated on the reverse, signed again and titled in Japanese on the reverse Provenance Nishimura Gallery, Tokyo Sakurado Fine Arts, Tokyo Private collection, USA, acquired directly from the above in 2016
Exhibited Tokyo, Nishimura Gallery, Yayoi Kusama, Message of Death from the Hades, 1st December-13th December 1975 This work is accompanied by a registration card issued by Kusama Enterprise, Tokyo.
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J E A N D U B U F F E T (1901 – 1985)
Site Avec 4 Personnages Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas 68 × 50.8 cm (263 ⁄ 4 × 20 inches) Signed and dated lower right, J.D.81 Executed 20th September 1981 Provenance
Literature
Waddington Galleries Ltd, London Mrs Bette Greenblatt, acquired from the above Galerie di Meo, Paris Private Collection, USA
Jean Dubuffet (introduction), Daniel Abadie, Giovanni Joppolo, Jean-François Jaegger, Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Psycho-Sites (1981-1982), fasc. XXXIV, Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1984, p. 86, no. 311 (illustrated)
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V I C TO R V A S A R E LY (1906 – 1997)
TSALOKA-2 Acrylic on canvas 100 × 100 cm (39 × 39 inches) Signed Vasarely -, bottom centre Signed, titled and dated 1983 on the reverse Provenance Private collection, France Artus, Gridel, Boscher, Flobert, Paris, 21st December 1994 Private collection, acquired from the above.
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This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Pierre Vasarely, and will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Peint de Victor Vasarely.
V I C TO R V A S A R E LY (1906 – 1997)
Farbwelt Acrylic and tempera on canvas 130.6 × 92.1 cm (513 ⁄ 8 × 361 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed, titled, dated 1963 (HH) and inscribed 2621 on the reverse Conceived in 1963 and executed circa 1973 Provenance Private collection, France Private collection, Portugal, acquired from the above circa 1995
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Pierre Vasarely, and will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Peint de Victor Vasarely.
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L E O N KO S S O F F (1926 – 2019)
From ‘Minerva Protects Pax from Mars’ by Rubens, no.1 Charcoal on paper 40.4 × 50 cm (157 ⁄ 8 × 193 ⁄ 4 inches) Executed in 1982 Provenance Sotheby's London, 23rd March 1987, The Courtauld Auction (sold by the artist who donated the proceeds to the Courtauld Institute of Art Fund) Private Collection, London The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Andrea Rose.
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A . R . P E N C K (1939 – 2017)
Adler und Tänzer 2 Gouache on paper 63 × 87.5 cm (243 ⁄ 4 × 341 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed A.R. Penck lower right and titled lower centre Executed in 1982 Provenance Waddington Galleries, London Hon. Alison Shaw, acquired from the above Private collection, UK, thence by descent
This work is registered in the A.R. Penck archive at Michael Werner Gallery under the reference RPZ 7385.
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A L E X A N D E R C A L D E R (1898 – 1976)
McGovern Gouache on paper 76 × 56 cm (297 ⁄ 8 × 22 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Calder 11-7-72 Provenance Collection of George J. Goodstadt, acquired from the artist
Literature Hal Elliott Wet, George McGovern & The Democratic Insurgents: The Best Campaign Posters of the Last Fifty
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Years, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 2015 This work has been registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A17775.
A L E X A N D E R C A L D E R (1898 – 1976)
Composition Gouache on paper 57 × 77 cm (221 ⁄ 2 × 301 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed, dated and dedicated lower right, à Marie Paule et Jean Leymarie Calder 69 Provenance Studio of the artist, Saché, France Collection Marie-Paule and Jean Leymarie, France, gifted from the artist, 1969 Private collection, thence by descent This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A28172.
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PA U L J E N K I N S (1923 – 2012)
Phenomena White of the Tiger Acrylic on canvas 97 × 130 cm (381 ⁄ 4 × 511 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower left, Paul Jenkins Titled and dated 1987 on the reverse Provenance Private collection, France
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A L E X A N D E R C A L D E R (1898 – 1976)
Composition Gouache on paper 75 × 109.5 cm (291 ⁄ 2 × 431 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed, dated and dedicated lower right, à Ray & Jeanne Sutter, Sandy Calder 70 Provenance Raymond & Jeanne Sutter collection, gifted from the artist, 1970 Private collection, Paris Galerie Carole Brimaud, Paris Private collection, 1992 This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, number A28063.
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N O R M A N B L U H M (1921 – 1999)
Jocasta Acrylic on cardboard laid down on wood 59 × 89 cm (231 ⁄ 4 × 35 inches) Signed and dated lower right, bluhm 73 Provenance Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, archive no. 15408 Galleria d’Arte Rinaldo Rotta, Genoa Private collection, Europe
Exhibited Milan, Norman Bluhm, Galleria Il Cerchio and Galleria Rinaldo Rotta, 1974 Venice, Norman Bluhm, Circolo Artistico Palazzo delle Prigioni Vecchie, 19th July – 22nd August 1974 This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate from Galleria d’Arte Rinaldo Rotta, Genoa.
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PA U L J E N K I N S (1923 – 2012)
Phenomena Spectrum Guardian Acrylic on canvas 76 × 101.5 cm (297 ⁄ 8 × 40 inches) Signed lower middle Paul Jenkins Executed in 1970 Provenance Galerie Iris Wazzau, Davos Private collection, Switzerland Private collection, Germany
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PA U L J E N K I N S (1923 – 2012)
Horizon Line Oil on canvas 32.5 × 24 cm (123 ⁄ 4 × 91 ⁄ 2 inches) Signed, Paul Jenkins, titled and dated, Paris 1984 on the reverse Provenance Private collection, France, acquired directly from the artist Private collection, France, thence by descent
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S A M F R A N C I S (1923 – 1994)
Sklye Acrylic on paper 14.6 × 10.2 cm (53 ⁄ 4 × 4 inches) Signed, Sam Francis and dated on the reverse Signed again, dated and inscribed on the backing board Executed in 1986, Los Angeles Provenance Angles Gallery, Santa Monica Private Collection, California, acquired from the above Santa Monica Auctions, 8th June 2014 Private Collection, acquired from the above Estate of Paul Coady, thence by descent This work has been registered in the archives of the Sam Francis Foundation under identification number SF86-332
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A L E X A N D E R C A L D E R (1898 – 1976)
McGovern
Literature
Gouache on paper 76 × 56 cm (297 ⁄ 8 × 22 inches) Signed and dated upper right, AC 72
Hal Elliott Wet, George McGovern & The Democratic Insurgents: The Best Campaign Posters of the Last Fifty Years, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 2015
Provenance Collection of George J. Goodstadt, acquired from the artist
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This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A26042.
A L E X A N D E R C A L D E R (1898 – 1976)
Spirale Gouache and ink on paper 75 × 110 cm (291 ⁄ 2 × 431 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Calder 1969 Dedicated lower middle and lower right à Anne – Marie with an illustration of a hammer Provenance Collection Anne-Marie Marteau, Tours, France, gifted by the artist Private collection, thence by descent This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under the application number A27972.
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PA U L J E N K I N S (1923 – 2012)
Phenomena like Byron Oil on canvas 74 × 60 cm (291 ⁄ 8 × 235 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed lower left, Paul Jenkins Signed, titled and dated on the reverse and on the stretcher Executed in 1990, Saint Paul Provenance Waterhouse & Dodd Fine Art, London/New York Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above in 2012 Private collection, Austria
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PA U L J E N K I N S (1923 – 2012)
Phenomena Prism Shadow Acrylic on canvas 99 × 99 cm (39 × 39 inches) Signed lower left, Paul Jenkins Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Executed in 1986 Provenance Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida Private collection, Florida
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C H R I S TO (1935 – 2020)
Over the River (Project for Arkansas River State of Colorado) Wax crayon, graphite and charcoal on board 35 × 38.5 cm (133 ⁄ 4 × 151 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed and dated, Christo 1999, titled and inscribed with technical notes upper middle; signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse Provenance Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, 2000 Collection of Melva Bucksbaum, New York, acquired from the above, 2000
Exhibition Aspen, Baldwin Gallery, Over The River: Project for the Arkansas River, Colorado, March-April 2000 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Christo.
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C H R I S TO (1935 – 2020)
Valley Curtain (Project for Colorado) Collage with coloured pencil, graphite, graph paper, photograph by Shunk-Kender and stapled fabric on board 71.1 × 56.6 cm (28 × 221 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Christo 1971 and inscribed with technical notes Provenance Studio di Arti Visive Oggetto, Italy Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Christo.
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B E R N A R V E N E T (b. 1941)
Combinaison Aléatoire de Lignes Indéterminées Oilstick and graphite on paper 81 × 73 cm (317 ⁄ 8 × 283 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed Bernar Venet, titled and dated 1992 lower centre Provenance Private collection, Austria This work is registered at the Bernar Venet Studio under the inventory number bv92d10.
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C H R I S TO (1935 – 2020)
Running Fence (Sonoma and Marin Counties, California) Collage with fabric, wax crayon, pencil, charcoal with engineering drawing and tape on card 71 × 56 cm (28 × 22 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Christo 1974 and titled lower left Provenance Harvey S. Lublitz, New York Private collection, Singapore This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Jonathan Henery on behalf of the Estate of Christo V. Javacheff.
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PA U L J E N K I N S (1923 – 2012)
Phenomena Celtic Fire Torc Acrylic on canvas 76,5 × 61 cm (301 ⁄ 8 × 24 inches) Signed lower left Paul Jenkins Signed, dated and titled with brush in black on the reverse, Paul Jenkins 1995 Provenance Private collection, Germany
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PA U L J E N K I N S (1923 – 2012)
Phenomena Cross Beam Light Acrylic on canvas 165.1 × 96.5 cm (65 × 38 inches) Signed Paul Jenkins, lower left Signed, dated 1979 and titled on the stretcher Executed in 1979 Provenance The Elaine Horwitch Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona Private collection, USA
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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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L U C I O F O N TA N A (1899 – 1968)
Concetto Spaziale, l Quanta Waterpaint on canvas 40 × 30 cm (151 ⁄ 8 × 113 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed, L. Fontana and illustrated with 3 sketches on the reverse Executed circa 1960
Literature Enrico Crispolti, Fontana, Catalogo Generale, vol. I, Electa, Milan, 1986, no. 59 Q 14a, p.343 (illustrated) Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, vol. I, Milan, 2006, no.59 Q 14a, p. 516 (illustrated)
Exhibitions Provenance Private collection, Viareggio Galleria Angolare, Milan Private collection, Switzerland Private collection, United Kingdom, thence by descent
Milan, Galleria Angolare, Accrochage, 29th October – 14th November 1975 (illustrated) This work is registered under the archive no. 59 Q 14a at the Fondazione Lucio Fontana.
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TO S H I M I T S U I M A I (1928 – 2002)
Soleil Fendu Oil on canvas 73 × 60 cm (283⁄4 × 235⁄8 inches) Signed upper left, IMAÏ; signed, titled and dated on the reverse Executed March 1963, Paris Provenance Private collection, Japan
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TO S H I M I T S U I M A I (1928 – 2002)
Red Composition Oil on canvas 80.2 × 55.3 cm (315 ⁄ 8 × 213 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed TOSHIMITSU IMAÏ,, dated 1963 Paris and inscribed in Japanese on the reverse Provenance Private collection, USA
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J E A N - PA U L R I O P E L L E (1923 – 2002)
Abstract Composition N Acrylic on paper laid down on canvas 89.7 × 49.5 cm (351⁄4 × 191⁄2 inches) Signed with initial lower right, R and titled, AC (Abstract Composition) N Executed in 1972 Provenance Christie's, London, 1st July 1999 Galerie Roche, Bremen, Germany Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, Canada Private collection, Italy
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R O B E R T M OT H E R W E L L (1915 – 1991)
Gauloises on Grey No. 29 Acrylic with paper collage on Upson board 59.7 × 24.8 cm (231 ⁄ 2 × 93 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower right, RM Executed in 1972 Provenance Harriet Walker Fitts, acquired from the artist circa 1972
Literature Jack Flam, Katy Rogers and Tim Clifford, Robert Motherwell, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Collages and Paintings on Paper and Paperboard, vol. 3, New Haven and London, 2012, p. 165, no. C318 (illustrated)
Exhibitions Provincetown, Massachusetts, Provincetown Art Association, Drawings and Photography, Summer 1973 This work is registered under the artist’s studio no. PH 32-11.
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G É R A R D S C H N E I D E R (1896 – 1986)
Composition Gouache on paper laid down on canvas 74.4 × 103.8 cm (291⁄4 × 407⁄8 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Schneider 74 Provenance Private collection, Brussels This work is registered in the Gérard Schneider Archives under the number GS-P-74-017 and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné.
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G É R A R D S C H N E I D E R (1896 – 1986)
Composition Abstraite Acrylic on paper 75 × 107 cm (291⁄2 × 421⁄8 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Schneider, 75 Provenance Collection Hélène Bokanowski Private collection, thence by descent Stern Pissarro Gallery, London Private collection, London This work is registered in the archives of the artist under the reference GS-P-75-18 and is accompanied by a letter of information.
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LÉLIA PISSARRO (b. 1963)
Transparency of Mental Content Acrylic, oil and resin on canvas 160 × 120 cm (63 × 471 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Executed in 2009 Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p.56 (illustrated) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist.
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J I M D I N E (b. 1935)
A Smaller Fortress Oil on board 91.5 × 122.2 cm (36 × 481 ⁄ 8 inches) Titled, signed and dated on the reverse A Smaller Fortress, Jim Dine 1981 Provenance Private collection, Japan The Market Auction, Tokyo, 25th October 2007 Private collection, Hong Kong The studio of the artist has confirmed this work is listed in the artist’s inventory records.
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M O S H E TA M I R (1924 - 2004)
Der Reiter Mixed media and collage on paper 101 × 72 cm (393 ⁄ 4 × 283 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed upper left, M Tamir Provenance Private collection, Switzerland
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A N D R É L A N S KOY (1902 – 1976)
Composition Oil on canvas 81 × 54 cm (317 ⁄ 8 × 211 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower right, LANSKOY Provenance Private collection, Germany
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued and signed by the artist, and by a certificate of authenticity dated 15th April 2015 from the Comité Lanskoy, confirming its inclusion in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by the Comité Lanskoy.
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OT TO P I E N E (1928 – 2014)
MyMy Fire gouache on card 67.5 × 47.8 cm (265 ⁄ 8 × 187 ⁄ 8 inches) Titled lower left, MyMy; signed and dated lower middle, O Pienne 75 Provenance Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach Private collection, Germany, acquired from the above
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OT TO P I E N E (1928 – 2014)
Wo Alu und Honig Fließen Fire gouache with aluminium on cardboard 99 × 64 cm (39 × 251 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, O Piene 72 and titled lower left Provenance Private collection, Austria
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J E A N - M I C H E L AT L A N (1913 – 1960)
Composition Pastel on paper 54 × 46 cm (211 ⁄ 4 × 181 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Atlan 58 Provenance Private collection, New York Artcurial, Paris, 7th December 2005 Private collection, France
Literature Jacques Polieri, Atlan, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Complet, Milan, 1996, no. 1534, p. 565 (illustrated in colour)
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J E A N - M I C H E L AT L A N (1913 – 1960)
Composition Oil on canvas 100.2 × 65.3 cm (391 ⁄ 2 × 253 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed lower middle-left, Atlan Executed circa 1958
Provenance Galerie Arditti, Paris, 1958 Private collection, France This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Mr Jacques Elbaz.
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B E R N A R D A U B E R T I N (1934 – 2015)
Dessin de Feu sur Table Rouge Burnt matches on cardboard 50 × 50 cm (193⁄ 4 × 193⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, Bernard Aubertin 2010 Provenance Private collection, France The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Giancarlo Rovetta and it is recorded in the Bernard Aubertin Archive.
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A R M A N (1928 – 2005)
Sans Titre Acrylic and violin on canvas applied on board 87.2 × 60.8 cm (343⁄8 × 24 inches) Signed on the lower edge Arman This work is accompanied by a certificate Executed in 2002 of authenticity signed by the artist as well Provenance Private collection, Italy
as a certificate from Denyse Durand-Ruel who is preparing the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Arman.
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C H U N KW A N G -YO U N G (b. 1944)
Aggregation 001-F008 Mixed media with Korean mulberry paper 163 × 131 cm (641 ⁄ 8 × 515 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed, titled, dated and inscribed on the reverse Executed in 2001 Provenance Private collection, Seoul Private collection, London
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C H U N KW A N G -YO U N G (b. 1944)
Aggregation (집합) S00-204 Mixed media with korean mulberry paper 97 × 147 cm (381 ⁄ 4 × 577 ⁄ 8 inches) Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Executed in 2000 Provenance Private collection, Seoul
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A R M A N (1928 – 2005)
Sans titre Sliced pitcher, paint tubes and acrylic on canvas mounted on board 81 × 60 cm (317⁄8 × 235⁄8 inches) Signed lower left, Atman Executed in 1998 Provenance Private collection, France This work is accompanied by certificate of authenticity from Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel.
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C É S A R B A L D A C C I N I (1921 – 1998)
Petrossian Crushed caviar tins and pencil on canvas 120 × 100 cm (471⁄4 × 393⁄8 inches) Signed lower right Cesar Executed in 1989 Provenance Private collection, UK This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity by the artist.
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D A M I E N H I R S T (b. 1965)
Spin Household gloss on paper Diameter: 45.8 cm (18 inches) Signed with the Artist’s Stamp and dated 2001 on the reverse Provenance Private collection, London, employee of the artist, gifted from the artist Private collection, England, acquired from the above
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D A M I E N H I R S T (b. 1965)
Shark spin Acrylic on card 48.7 × 65.8 cm (191⁄ 8 × 257⁄ 8 inches) Signed on the reverse, D Hirst, blind stamped and dated April 25th - 26th 2009 Provenance Private collection, UK
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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 × 211⁄ 4 inches) Signed and dated lower right, GISCHIA 49 Provenance Collection of Madame P., Paris Private collection, France
110
E N R I C O D O N AT I (1909 – 2008)
Curtain Call II Oil and sand on canvas 110.5 × 99 cm (431⁄ 2 × 39 inches) Signed lower right, Donati Signed, dated and titled Curtain Call II 1971 Enrico Donati on the stretcher Executed in 1971 Provenance Staempfli Gallery, New York Christie's, New York, 14th February 1989 Private collection, France Private collection, gifted from the above circa 1998
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R A ' A N A N L E V Y (b. 1954)
Studio Feature Pastel on paper 32.5 × 47.5 cm (123 ⁄ 4 × 183 ⁄ 4 inches) Signed, R. Levy, dated, 93 and dedicated lower right Provenance Guy and Marian Naggar Crane Kalman Gallery, London, circa 1993 Private collection, London
Exhibited London, Marion Naggar and Crane Kalman Gallery, Ra'anan Levy, 26th October - 27th November 1993 (illustrated)
Literature Giles Auty, The Spectator, Whiff of Paint, 13th November 1993
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TO S H I M I T S U I M A I (1928 – 2002)
Vagues “Wave” Acrylic on paper 127 × 95 cm (50 × 373 ⁄ 8 inches) Inscribed in Japanese and English, VAGUES “WAVE”, 19921997 and signed and dated, TOSHIMITSU IMAI août (August) 1992 on the reverse Exhibited Provenance Studio of the artist Dr Jean-Paul Coussy (Director of MCAP Museum, France), acquired directly from the artist, March 15th 1998 Dr Giorgio Tosetti, Italy, acquired from the above
Paris, Galerie Chozo Yoshii, Hommage à André Malraux - Les voix du Silence, September - November 1997
Literature G. C. Calza, Imaï, Electa, Milan, 1998 (Onde/Waves series)
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E D M U N D D E W A A L (b. 1964)
Colourfield Ten glazed porcelain vessels Largest 9.2 high × 19.9 cm in diameter (35 ⁄ 8 × 77 ⁄ 8 inches) Impressed with the artist's seal on the underside of each vessel Executed in 2004 Provenance Private Collection, United Kingdom, acquired directly from the artist
Exhibited Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, Edmund de Waal, 26th May-22nd July 2007, later travelled to MIMA (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art), 9th August-11th November 2007, pp. 102103 (illustrated)
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INDEX 48
KISLING Moïse
46,47
ARMAN
103,106
KOSSOFF Léon
66
ATLAN Jean-Michel
100,101
KUSAMA Yayoi
62
AUBERTIN Bernard
102
ADLER Jankel
KWANG-YOUNG Chun
104, 105
BLUHM Norman
72
LANSKOY André
97
BOUDIN Eugène
12
LEBOURG Albert
23
BRAQUE Georges
26,27
LÉGER Fernand
38
BRASILIER André
56
LEVY Ra’anan
BRAUNER Victor
41
LOISEAU Gustave
60
LUCE Maximilien
10
MARINI Marino
86
MATISSE Henri
28
CÉSAR 107
MOTHERWELL Robert
91
CHAGALL Marc
PASCIN Jules
51
PENCK A.R.
67
PICASSO Pablo
29
BUFFET Bernard CALDER Alexander
68,69,71,76,77
CARIOT Gustave
20 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37
CHRISTO DE LA SERNA Ismael DE WAAL Edmund DINE Jim
80,81,83 50 114 95
112 19,21
PIENE Otto PISSARRO Camille
98,99 6,7,8,9,13,14,15
DONATI Enrico
111
DUBUFFET Jean
63
RENOIR Pierre-Auguste
54
RIOPELLE Jean-Paul
90
57,58,59
SCHNEIDER Gérard
92,93
DUFY Jean DUFY Raoul
PISSARRO Lélia
EPSTEIN Henri
18
SISLEY Alfred
FONTANA Lucio
87
SURVAGE Léopold
FRANCIS Sam
75
TAMIR Moshe
GISCHIA Léon
110
GLEIZES Albert
39
GUILLAUMIN Armand
4
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (DE) Henri
94 5
11 40,43 96 3
URY Lesser
22
UTRILLO Maurice
25
HERBIN Auguste
42,44,45
VALTAT Louis
55
HIRST Damien
108,109
VAN DONGEN Kees
53
IMAI Toshimitsu ISRAELS Isaac
88,89,113 16,17
JENKINS Paul
70,73,74,78,79,84,85
KADAR Béla
49
VASARELY Victor
64,65
VENET Bernar
82
VLAMINCK (DE) Maurice
24
ZADKINE Ossip
52 115
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