ID 908276
Lot 578 | MAURICE UTRILLO (1883-1955)
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 80 000
Le Lapin Agile à Montmartre
signed 'Maurice.Utrillo.' (lower right)
oil and sand on board on cradled panel
19 3/8 x 23 7/8 in. (49.2 x 60.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1912
Provenance
Yvonne Gall, Paris, by 1925, until 1944.
Mlle Rousse, Paris, until 1946.
Albertine Bernois, Paris, by whom acquired on 16 February 1948.
Private collection, Europe, by whom acquired from the above in 1948.
Private collection, Europe, by whom acquired between 2009 and 2012, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
J. Fabris & C. Paillier, L'œuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, vol. I, Paris, 2009, no. 173, pp. 233 & 694 (illustrated p. 233).
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Maurice Utrillo (1883 - 1955) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Cityscape |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Maurice Utrillo (1883 - 1955) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Cityscape |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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