Lot Essay
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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTOR
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Le Lapin Agile
Details
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Le Lapin Agile
signed and dated 'Maurice, Utrillo, V, 1938,' (lower right) and inscribed '-Montmarte,-' (lower left)
gouache on card
12 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (31.5 x 23.8 cm.)
Executed in 1938
Le Lapin Agile
signed and dated 'Maurice, Utrillo, V, 1938,' (lower right) and inscribed '-Montmarte,-' (lower left)
gouache on card
12 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (31.5 x 23.8 cm.)
Executed in 1938
Provenance
Bahé collection, Paris.
Anonymous sale, Champin, Lombrail & Gautier, Enchien, 18 March 1989, lot 9.
Private collection, Japan.
Acquired from the above in 2005; sale, Christie's, New York, 7 May 2008, lot 130.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, Champin, Lombrail & Gautier, Enchien, 18 March 1989, lot 9.
Private collection, Japan.
Acquired from the above in 2005; sale, Christie's, New York, 7 May 2008, lot 130.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
P. Pétridès, L'œuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, vol. IV, Paris, 1966, no. AG 444, p. 372 (illustrated p. 373).
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