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La théière grise
Details
Georges Braque (1882-1963)
La théière grise
signed 'G Braque' (lower right)
oil on canvas
7 3/8 x 23½ in. (18.6 x 59.7 cm.)
Painted in 1955
La théière grise
signed 'G Braque' (lower right)
oil on canvas
7 3/8 x 23½ in. (18.6 x 59.7 cm.)
Painted in 1955
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (no. 1640), by 1959.
Billy Wilder Collection, Los Angeles; sale, Christie's, New York, 13 November 1989, lot 69.
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (no. 1640), by 1959.
Billy Wilder Collection, Los Angeles; sale, Christie's, New York, 13 November 1989, lot 69.
Literature
N. Manguin, Maeght (ed.), Catalogue de l'oeuvre de Georges Braque, Peintures 1948-1957, Paris, 1959, p. 99 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Santa Barbara, University of California Art Gallery, Selections from the Collection of Mr and Mrs Billy Wilder, Oct.-Nov. 1966, no. 11 (illustrated in the catalogue p. 18).
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that the estimate for this work is GBP35,000-45,000 and not as stated in the catalogue.