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Sous la lampe, illustration for Gigi
Details
Christian Bérard (1902-1949)
Sous la lampe, illustration for Gigi
stamped with the signature 'Bérard' (lower left)
pastel and brush and ink on paper
12 7/8 x 10 in. (32.6 x 25.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1949
together with five further original illustrations by the artist for the first edition of Colette's famous novel, Gigi, published in Paris in 1950. (6)
Sous la lampe, illustration for Gigi
stamped with the signature 'Bérard' (lower left)
pastel and brush and ink on paper
12 7/8 x 10 in. (32.6 x 25.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1949
together with five further original illustrations by the artist for the first edition of Colette's famous novel, Gigi, published in Paris in 1950. (6)
Provenance
Galerie Lucie Weill, Paris.
Collection Boris Kochno, Sotheby's, Monaco, 12 October 1991, lot 134.
All six works acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Collection Boris Kochno, Sotheby's, Monaco, 12 October 1991, lot 134.
All six works acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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Please note the correct cataloguing:
Sous la lampe, illustration for Gigi
stamped with the signature 'Bérard' (lower left)
pastel and brush and ink on paper
12 7/8 x 10 in. (32.6 x 25.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1949
together with five further original illustrations by the artist for the first edition of Colette's famous novel, Gigi, published in Paris in 1950.
Sous la lampe, illustration for Gigi
stamped with the signature 'Bérard' (lower left)
pastel and brush and ink on paper
12 7/8 x 10 in. (32.6 x 25.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1949
together with five further original illustrations by the artist for the first edition of Colette's famous novel, Gigi, published in Paris in 1950.