PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION
JEAN METZINGER (1883-1956)
Nature morte: pommes, coupe à fruits et pichet
Details
JEAN METZINGER (1883-1956)
Nature morte: pommes, coupe à fruits et pichet
signed 'Metzinger' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 25 ¾ in. (92.2 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1920
Nature morte: pommes, coupe à fruits et pichet
signed 'Metzinger' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 25 ¾ in. (92.2 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1920
Provenance
Galerie l'Effort Moderne [Léonce Rosenberg], Paris, by September 1921.
Private collection, Europe; sale, Christie's, London, 29 June 2000, lot 318.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Private collection, Europe; sale, Christie's, London, 29 June 2000, lot 318.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
G. Waldemar, 'Jean Metzinger', in L'Espirit Nouveau, no. 15, February 1922, pp. 1781-1789 (illustrated).
J. Moser, Jean Metzinger in Retrospect, exh. cat., The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, 1985, no. 119, p. 83 (illustrated; titled 'Nature morte' and dated '1921').
J. Moser, Jean Metzinger in Retrospect, exh. cat., The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, 1985, no. 119, p. 83 (illustrated; titled 'Nature morte' and dated '1921').
Further Details
The late Bozena Nikiel confirmed the authenticity of this work in 1996.
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