Jean Metzinger (1883-1956)
Nature morte
signed 'JMetzinger' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 21¾ in. (46 x 55.2 cm.)
Painted in 1946
Provenance
Niveau Gallery, New York.
Lee Ault, New York.
Theodore Schempp, New York.
Private collection (acquired from the above, April 1962).
John L. Strauss (by descent from the above, by 1980).
James Goodman Gallery, New York.
Private collection, Canada.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner.
Exhibited
University of Chicago, The David and Alfred Smart Gallery, 1980.
Sale Room Notice
Please note the correct provenance:
Niveau Gallery, New York.
Lee Ault, New York.
Theodore Schempp, New York.
Private collection (acquired from the above, April 1962).
John L. Strauss (by descent from the above, by 1980).
James Goodman Gallery, New York.
Private collection, Canada.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner.
Please note the correct dating:
Painted in 1946
Lot Essay
Bozena Nikiel will include this painting in her forthcoming Metzinger catalogue raisonné.