Details
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO (1888-1978)
Nudo
signed 'g. de Chirico' (upper right)
oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (55 x 46 cm.)
Painted in 1930
Nudo
signed 'g. de Chirico' (upper right)
oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (55 x 46 cm.)
Painted in 1930
Provenance
Joseph Winterbotham Jr., Chicago.
The Art Institute, Chicago, a gift from the above in 1954; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 1997, lot 489.
Anonymous sale, Christies, London, 26 June 2002, lot 190.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
The Art Institute, Chicago, a gift from the above in 1954; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 1997, lot 489.
Anonymous sale, Christies, London, 26 June 2002, lot 190.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
C. Bruni, Catalogo Generale Giorgio de Chirico, vol. I, Opere dal 1908 al 1930*, Milan, 1971, no. 91 (illustrated).
M. Fagiolo dell'Arco, I bagni misteriosi, de Chirico negli anni trenta, Parigi, Italia, New York, Milan, 1991, no. 36, p. 78 (illustrated).
M. Fagiolo dell'Arco, I bagni misteriosi, de Chirico negli anni trenta, Parigi, Italia, New York, Milan, 1991, no. 36, p. 78 (illustrated).
Special Notice
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