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Le lapin agile à Montmartre
Details
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Le lapin agile à Montmartre
signed 'Maurice.Utrillo.V.' (lower right) and inscribed 'Montmartre.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
18¼ x 21 5/8 in. (46.3 x 55 cm.)
Painted circa 1944
Le lapin agile à Montmartre
signed 'Maurice.Utrillo.V.' (lower right) and inscribed 'Montmartre.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
18¼ x 21 5/8 in. (46.3 x 55 cm.)
Painted circa 1944
Provenance
Acquired in Paris in the 1950s, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
P. Pétridès, L'oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1969, vol. III, no. 2226 (illustrated p. 301).
Special Notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.