Lot Essay
The Fondazione de Chirico has confirmed the authenticity of this work. It is recorded in the archives under the number 073/11/16 OT.
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Palio di Siena
Details
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Palio di Siena
signed 'G. de Chirico' (lower right)
watercolour and pencil on paper
17 x 25 ¾ in. (43.2 x 65.5 cm.)
Executed in the early 1960s
Palio di Siena
signed 'G. de Chirico' (lower right)
watercolour and pencil on paper
17 x 25 ¾ in. (43.2 x 65.5 cm.)
Executed in the early 1960s
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Blache, Versailles, 6 June 1973, lot 70.
Anonymous sale, Blache, Versailles, 15 June 1976, lot 30.
Anonymous sale, Blache, Versailles, 3 June 1981, lot 68.
Acquired by the present owner by 1989.
Anonymous sale, Blache, Versailles, 15 June 1976, lot 30.
Anonymous sale, Blache, Versailles, 3 June 1981, lot 68.
Acquired by the present owner by 1989.
Special Notice
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