Lot Essay
See note to lot 395.
PROPERTY FROM THE
SCHLUMBERGER FAMILY COLLECTION
Juan Gris (1887-1927)
Le Citron
Details
Juan Gris (1887-1927)
Le Citron
signed and dated bottom right 'Juan Gris 1-19'
oil on canvas
21¾ x 14 7/8in. (55.2 x 37.8cm.)
Painted in January, 1919
Le Citron
signed and dated bottom right 'Juan Gris 1-19'
oil on canvas
21¾ x 14 7/8in. (55.2 x 37.8cm.)
Painted in January, 1919
Provenance
Léonce Rosenberg, Paris (gift from the artist, 1919)
Alphonse Kahn, Saint Germain-en-Laye
Jos Hessel, Paris
Galerie Simon, Paris
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York
James Wise, Geneva
Galerie Berggruen, Paris (acquired by the late owner, 1959; thence by descent)
Alphonse Kahn, Saint Germain-en-Laye
Jos Hessel, Paris
Galerie Simon, Paris
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York
James Wise, Geneva
Galerie Berggruen, Paris (acquired by the late owner, 1959; thence by descent)
Literature
D.-H. Kahnweiler, Juan Gris: Sa vie, son oeuvre, ses écrits, Paris, 1946, pl. XX (illustrated; titled Compotier, verre et journal)
Cahiers d'Art, 1951, p. 134 (illustrated; titled Compotier, verre et journal)
D. Cooper, Juan Gris, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1977, vol. II, no. 291 (illustrated, p. 73; described as dedicated on the reverse 'Juan Gris, bien amicalement à Léonce Rosenberg, Paris I-19')
Cahiers d'Art, 1951, p. 134 (illustrated; titled Compotier, verre et journal)
D. Cooper, Juan Gris, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1977, vol. II, no. 291 (illustrated, p. 73; described as dedicated on the reverse 'Juan Gris, bien amicalement à Léonce Rosenberg, Paris I-19')
Exhibited
New York, Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), Juan Gris, April, 1947, no. 13 (illustrated)
New York, Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), Cubism, April, 1949, no. 13 (titled Fruitbowl and Glass)
New York, Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), Juan Gris, Jan.-Feb., 1950, no. 18 Santa Barbara, Museum of Art, Fiesta Exhibition: Picasso, Gris, Miró, Dalí, Aug., 1953, no. 42 (titled Compotier, verre et journal)
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Juan Gris, Oct., 1955-Jan., 1956, no. 65a
New York, Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), Cubism, April, 1949, no. 13 (titled Fruitbowl and Glass)
New York, Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), Juan Gris, Jan.-Feb., 1950, no. 18 Santa Barbara, Museum of Art, Fiesta Exhibition: Picasso, Gris, Miró, Dalí, Aug., 1953, no. 42 (titled Compotier, verre et journal)
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Juan Gris, Oct., 1955-Jan., 1956, no. 65a