Lot Essay
The present work is possibly an illustration for the satirical review L'Assiette au Beurre.
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La Lettre
Details
Juan Gris (1887-1927)
La Lettre
signed 'JUAN GRIS' (upper right)
gouache, brush and India ink and pencil on buff paper
17¼ x 11 1/8 in. (43.8 x 28.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1909
La Lettre
signed 'JUAN GRIS' (upper right)
gouache, brush and India ink and pencil on buff paper
17¼ x 11 1/8 in. (43.8 x 28.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1909
Provenance
Helena Rubinstein, New York; Estate sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 28 April 1966, lot 771.
Frieda Kittay Goldsmith, Palm Beach (acquired at the above sale).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Frieda Kittay Goldsmith, Palm Beach (acquired at the above sale).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Special Notice
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