Lot Essay
Henri Matisse confirmed the authenticity of some of André Derain's unsigned works while he was at the front during World War I enabling the sale of works by the atist's wife.
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Paysage de Provence
Details
André Derain (1880-1954)
Paysage de Provence
oil on panel
8 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (22 x 27 cm.)
Painted circa 1913
With the inscription on the reverse 'Je certifie que ce tableau est d'André Derain Janv. 1916 Henri Matisse'.
Paysage de Provence
oil on panel
8 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (22 x 27 cm.)
Painted circa 1913
With the inscription on the reverse 'Je certifie que ce tableau est d'André Derain Janv. 1916 Henri Matisse'.
Provenance
Erik Werenskiold, Oslo, and thence by descent to his grandson; sale, Sotheby's, London, 16 October 1991, lot 116.
Private collection, Great Britain, by whom acquired at the above sale and thence by descent to the present owner.
Private collection, Great Britain, by whom acquired at the above sale and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
M. Kellermann, André Derain, catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Vol. I, 1895-1914, Paris, 1992, no. 254 (illustrated p. 151).
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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Henri Matisse confirmed the authenticity of some of André Derain's unsigned works while he was at the front during World War I enabling the sale of works by the atist's wife.