Au casino (Dessins pour Aurélia)
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LOUIS MARCOUSSIS (1878-1941)
Au casino (Dessins pour Aurélia)
signed 'Marcoussis' (lower right)
pencil on paper laid down on card
6 7/8 x 5 ¼ in. (17.4 x 13.5 cm.)
Au casino (Dessins pour Aurélia)
signed 'Marcoussis' (lower right)
pencil on paper laid down on card
6 7/8 x 5 ¼ in. (17.4 x 13.5 cm.)
Provenance
Malène Marcoussis [the artist's daughter], Paris.
Private collection, France, by whom acquired from the above; sale, Artcurial, Paris, 31 May 2017, lot 97.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Private collection, France, by whom acquired from the above; sale, Artcurial, Paris, 31 May 2017, lot 97.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
J. Lafranchis, Marcoussis: Sa vie, son oeuvre, Catalogue complet des peintures, fixés sur verre, aquarelles, dessins, gravures, Paris, 1961, no. D. 82, p. 310 (illustrated fig. V, p. 311).
Exhibited
Cologne, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Louis Marcoussis, Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Gravuren 1910-1940, 1960, no. 50, n.p. (dated '1930').
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Marcoussis, July - October 1964, no. 117, p. 35.
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Marcoussis, July - October 1964, no. 117, p. 35.
Special Notice
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