Lot Essay
Both lots 401 and 402 belonged to the collection of the English art critic John Russell, who befriended Maar in the 1950s, and wrote the preface to the catalogue of her 1958 show, held at the Leicester Galleries in London.
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Paysage
Details
Dora Maar (1907-1997)
Paysage
signed 'DORA MAAR' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
6 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (16.2 x 27 cm.)
Paysage
signed 'DORA MAAR' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
6 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (16.2 x 27 cm.)
Provenance
John Russell, London & New York, by whom probably acquired directly from the artist in the 1950s, and thence by descent to 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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Ottavia Marchitelli
Both lots 401 and 402 belonged to the collection of the English art critic John Russell, who befriended Maar in the 1950s, and wrote the preface to the catalogue of her 1958 show, held at the Leicester Galleries in London.