Lot Essay
Jean Fabris has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Property from a Distinguished French Collection
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
La Tour Eiffel à Paris sous la neige
Details
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
La Tour Eiffel à Paris sous la neige
signed and dated 'Maurice, Utrillo, V, Décembre 1933' (lower left) and signed and inscribed 'La Tour Eiffel à Paris, À mon ami Roger Laforêt, Maurice, Utrillo, V.' (lower right)
gouache over pencil on paper
19¾ x 25¾ in. (50.3 x 65.3 cm.)
Executed in December 1933
La Tour Eiffel à Paris sous la neige
signed and dated 'Maurice, Utrillo, V, Décembre 1933' (lower left) and signed and inscribed 'La Tour Eiffel à Paris, À mon ami Roger Laforêt, Maurice, Utrillo, V.' (lower right)
gouache over pencil on paper
19¾ x 25¾ in. (50.3 x 65.3 cm.)
Executed in December 1933
Provenance
Roger Lafôret, Paris, a gift from the artist in December 1933.
Galerie Félix Vercel, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner in 1973, and thence by descent.
Galerie Félix Vercel, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner in 1973, and thence by descent.