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Eglise St. Pierre à Royan
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Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Eglise St. Pierre à Royan
signed, dated and dedicated 'Mai 1936 La Douce France A Pablo Pétridès avec la bienveillante sympathie de: Maurice, Utrillo, V, et de sa Chère Femme Lucie Utrillo, v' (upper right); signed and dated again 'Maurice, Utrillo, V, 1936' (lower right) and inscribed 'Royan (Charente-Inférieure)-Eglise Saint Pierre' (lower left)
gouache, watercolor, colored wax crayons and pencil on paper laid down on board
14 x 11 in. (36 x 28 cm.)
Executed in May 1936
Eglise St. Pierre à Royan
signed, dated and dedicated 'Mai 1936 La Douce France A Pablo Pétridès avec la bienveillante sympathie de: Maurice, Utrillo, V, et de sa Chère Femme Lucie Utrillo, v' (upper right); signed and dated again 'Maurice, Utrillo, V, 1936' (lower right) and inscribed 'Royan (Charente-Inférieure)-Eglise Saint Pierre' (lower left)
gouache, watercolor, colored wax crayons and pencil on paper laid down on board
14 x 11 in. (36 x 28 cm.)
Executed in May 1936
Provenance
Paul Pétridès, Paris (gift from the artist).
Literature
P. Pétridès, L'oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1966, vol. IV, p. 66, no. D73 (illustrated, p. 67).
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Please note the correct medium is gouache, watercolor, colored wax crayons and pencil on paper laid down on board