Françoise Gilot (b. 1921)
La Hotte (Country Kitchen)
signed 'F. Gilot' (lower right); dated and titled 'Octobre 1951 "la hotte" "country kitchen" (on the reverse)
oil on panel
28¾ x 36¼ in. (73 x 92 cm.)
Painted in October 1951
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (1952).
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York (1954).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, by 1955.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Gerlad Piltzer, 1999.
Lot Essay
Françoise Gilot has confirmed the authenticity of this work. It is recorded in her archives under the number 210.