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Enrico Donati (b. 1909)
Conception de Vénus
Details
Enrico Donati (b. 1909)
Conception de Vénus
signed and dated twice 'Donati 45' (upper left); signed and dated again and titled 'Enrico Donati 1945 Conception de Venus' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30¼ x 25 in. (76.8 x 63.5 cm.)
Painted in 1945
Conception de Vénus
signed and dated twice 'Donati 45' (upper left); signed and dated again and titled 'Enrico Donati 1945 Conception de Venus' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30¼ x 25 in. (76.8 x 63.5 cm.)
Painted in 1945
Provenance
Virginia B. Overham (acquired from the artist, circa 1945).
Daniel B. Grossman Gallery, New York.
Penny and Elton Yasuna, Florida; sale, Christie's, New York, 20 February 2001, lot 45.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Daniel B. Grossman Gallery, New York.
Penny and Elton Yasuna, Florida; sale, Christie's, New York, 20 February 2001, lot 45.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
St. Petersburg, Florida, Salvador Dalí Museum; Chicago, The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art; Dennis, Massachusetts, Cape Museum of Fine Arts, Surrealism in America During the 1930s and 1940s, November 1998-September 2000 (illustrated, p. 42).
Sale room notice
Maitre Marielle Digard has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.