Lot Essay
Jean Fabris has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Property from the Estate of John Best
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Le Moulin de la Galette
Details
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Le Moulin de la Galette
signed 'Maurice. Utrillo. V.' (lower right)
oil on board laid down on board
19 5/8 x 16 7/8 in. (49.8 x 42.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1916-1918
Le Moulin de la Galette
signed 'Maurice. Utrillo. V.' (lower right)
oil on board laid down on board
19 5/8 x 16 7/8 in. (49.8 x 42.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1916-1918
Provenance
Léon Zamaron, Paris.
Countess Suzanne de Tessan, San Francisco.
Theodore Schempp, New York.
James Vigeveno Galleries, Ojai.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, February 1958.
Countess Suzanne de Tessan, San Francisco.
Theodore Schempp, New York.
James Vigeveno Galleries, Ojai.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, February 1958.
Literature
P. Pétridès, L'oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1962, vol. I, p. 348, no. 288 (illustrated, p. 349).
Exhibited
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Maurice Utrillo, October-December 1963, no. 41 (illustrated).