Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Le Lapin Agile
signed and dated 'Maurice. Utrillo. V. AOÛT 1914' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on masonite
19 5/8 x 25½ in. (49.8 x 64.8 cm.)
Painted in August 1914
Provenance
Paul Pétridès, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner, circa 1935-1942.
Literature
P. Pétridès, L'oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1962, vol. II, p. 26, no. 429 (illustrated, p. 27).
Sale room notice
Jean Fabris will include this painting in the forthcoming Utrillo catalogue raisonné being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute.
Lot Essay
Jean Fabris will include this painting in the forthcoming Utrillo catalogue raisonné being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute.