Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Maison de Berlioz, Montmartre
signed 'Maurice. Utrillo.' (lower right) and dated '2 août 1914.' (lower left)
oil on board laid down on cradled panel
15 ¼ x 17 5/8 in. (38.7 x 49.9 cm.)
Painted on 2 August 1914
Provenance
Anon. sale, Maître Bellier, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 27 June 1931, lot 109. Anon. sale, Maître Bellier, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 20 December 1956, lot 95. Anon. sale, Galerie Koller, Zurich, 22 November 1975, lot 2882. Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner.
Literature
P. Mac Orlan, Utrillo, Paris, 1952, no. 45 (illustrated, p. 7; titled Maison blancheà Montmartre). P. Pétridès, L’oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1962, vol. II, p. 30, no. 437 (illustrated, p. 31).