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Le Moulin de la Galette
Details
MAURICE UTRILLO (1883-1955)
Le Moulin de la Galette
signed and dated 'Maurice Utrillo Septembre 1920' (lower right)
oil on board
21 1/8 x 25 1/2 in. (53.5 x 64.8 cm.)
Painted in September 1920
Le Moulin de la Galette
signed and dated 'Maurice Utrillo Septembre 1920' (lower right)
oil on board
21 1/8 x 25 1/2 in. (53.5 x 64.8 cm.)
Painted in September 1920
Provenance
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris.
Private collection, France, by 1962.
Private collection, Switzerland, by whom acquired by circa 1985; sale, Christie's, London, 22 June 2005, lot 193.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Private collection, France, by 1962.
Private collection, Switzerland, by whom acquired by circa 1985; sale, Christie's, London, 22 June 2005, lot 193.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
P. Pétridès, L'œuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, vol. II, Paris, 1962, no. 857, p. 298 (illustrated, p. 299).
P. Courthion, Utrillo e Montmartre, Milan, 1969, no. 30, p. 56 (illustrated pl. XXX).
P. Courthion, Utrillo e Montmartre, Milan, 1969, no. 30, p. 56 (illustrated pl. XXX).
Exhibited
Tokyo, Daimaru Museum, Maurice Utrillo, September 1992; this exhibition later travelled to Kyoto, Daimaru Museum, September - October 1992; Osaka, Daimaru Museum, October 1992; Shimonoseki, Daimaru Bunka Hall, October - November 1992 and Onomichi, Municipal Museum, November - December 1992.
Tokyo, Mitaka Municipal Museum, Maurice Utrillo, le Montmarte du rêve et de la poésie, April - July 2007, no. 26, pp. 42 & 122; this exhibition later travelled to Chiba, Prefectural Museum, July - August 2007; Hokkaida, Asahikawa Museum of Art, September - October 2007 and Fukuoka, Prefectural Museum of Art, October - December 2007.
Tokyo, Mitaka Municipal Museum, Maurice Utrillo, le Montmarte du rêve et de la poésie, April - July 2007, no. 26, pp. 42 & 122; this exhibition later travelled to Chiba, Prefectural Museum, July - August 2007; Hokkaida, Asahikawa Museum of Art, September - October 2007 and Fukuoka, Prefectural Museum of Art, October - December 2007.
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Further Details
The late Jean Fabris and the late Gilbert Pétridès have confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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