Lot Essay
Patrick Bongers has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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L'homme assis
Details
Jacques Villon (1875-1963)
L'homme assis
signed and dated 'JACQUES VILLON 58' (lower left); signed and dated again and titled 'Jacques Villon 58 L'HOMME ASSIS' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 x 28 5/8 in. (91.4 x 72.6 cm.)
Painted in 1958
L'homme assis
signed and dated 'JACQUES VILLON 58' (lower left); signed and dated again and titled 'Jacques Villon 58 L'HOMME ASSIS' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 x 28 5/8 in. (91.4 x 72.6 cm.)
Painted in 1958
Provenance
Galerie Louis Carré & Co., Paris.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 1990.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 1990.
Literature
San Lazzaro, "Pourquoi la Nature revient-elle à l'art?," XXe Siècle, Christmas 1958, p. 6 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Paris, Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées, Salon d'Automne 1958, November-December 1958, no. 808.
Zurich, Galerie Charles Lienhard, Expositions de peintres contemporains, December 1962-January 1963, no. 1172 (illustrated).
Béziers, Espace Riquet, Jacques Villon 1875-1963: Rétrospective, July-September 1996.
Zurich, Galerie Charles Lienhard, Expositions de peintres contemporains, December 1962-January 1963, no. 1172 (illustrated).
Béziers, Espace Riquet, Jacques Villon 1875-1963: Rétrospective, July-September 1996.