Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Le Maquis de Montmartre
signed 'Maurice, Utrillo, V,' (lower right) and inscribed '-Montmartre,-' (lower left)
oil on board laid down on cradled panel
24 ½ x 36 ¼ in. (62 x 92 cm.)
Painted circa 1938
Provenance
Marshall Field & Co., Chicago. Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, December 1959.
Literature
P. Pétridès, L'oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1969, vol. III, p. 198, no. 1852 (illustrated, p. 199).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Paul Pétridès, Exposition d'oeuvres récentes de Maurice Utrillo, April-May 1942, p. 19, no. 5 (illustrated, p. 15).
Sale Room Notice
Please note the amended provenance for this lot: Marshall Field & Co., Chicago. Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, December 1959.