Lot Essay
The present work is a portrait of Gilot's childhood friend and lifelong muse, Geneviève Aliquot, whom she painted many times throughout her career.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA
FRANCOISE GILOT (b. 1921)
"Per Aspera ad Astra"
Details
FRANCOISE GILOT (b. 1921)
"Per Aspera ad Astra"
signed and dated ‘F. Gilot 1987’ (lower left); titled '"Per Aspera ad ASTRA"-' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1987
"Per Aspera ad Astra"
signed and dated ‘F. Gilot 1987’ (lower left); titled '"Per Aspera ad ASTRA"-' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1987
Provenance
Riggs Galleries, Inc., La Jolla, California.
Anon. sale, Larsen Art Auction, Scottsdale, 21 October 2017, lot 133.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anon. sale, Larsen Art Auction, Scottsdale, 21 October 2017, lot 133.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Further Details
This work is recorded the Françoise Gilot archives under the number 1112.