Lot Essay
The present work is a preparatory drawing for the 1954 painting of the same name, at Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts (Vitali, no. 918).
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Natura morta
Details
Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)
Natura morta
signed and dated twice and dedicated 'Morandi 54 Alla Signora Gertrude Lenart Morandi 31 luglio 1954' (lower center)
pencil on paper
6 3/8 x 9½ in. (16.2 x 24.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1954
Natura morta
signed and dated twice and dedicated 'Morandi 54 Alla Signora Gertrude Lenart Morandi 31 luglio 1954' (lower center)
pencil on paper
6 3/8 x 9½ in. (16.2 x 24.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1954
Provenance
Gertrude Bernoudy (née Lenart), St. Louis (acquired from the artist, July 1954); Estate sale, Christie's, New York, 10 November 1994, lot 464.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
M. Pasquali, Morandi, Opere catalogate tra il 1985 e il 2000, Bologna, 2000, p. 148, no. D 1954/1 (illustrated).