Georges Mathieu (b. 1921)
Mariage de Marie de Blois
signed and dated 'Mathieu 60' (lower right); titled and dated again 'Mariage de Marie de Blois 1960' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
71 x 117 in. (180.3 x 297.1 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
Provenance
Kootz Gallery, New York
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick B. McGinnis, Boston
Their sale; Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, 13 May 1964, lot 97
Literature
Matheiu, Palais de Papes, exh. cat., 1986, p. 123.
Exhibited
New York, Kootz Gallery, Mathieu: New paintings at the Kootz Gallery, April-May 1960, no. 16.
Lincoln, DeCordova Museum, Paintings, Sculpture & Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick B. McGinnis, October - December 1960, no. 29 (illustrated).
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Jean-Marie Cusinberche for the information that he has kindly provided.
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