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BIRTH OF THE MODERN: THE ARNOLD AND JOAN SALTZMAN COLLECTION
ROBERT DELAUNAY (1885-1941)
Portrait de Jean Metzinger
Details
ROBERT DELAUNAY (1885-1941)
Portrait de Jean Metzinger
oil on canvas
23 1⁄8 x 17 in. (58.7 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted in 1906
Portrait de Jean Metzinger
oil on canvas
23 1⁄8 x 17 in. (58.7 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted in 1906
Provenance
Félix Aublet, Paris (acquired from the artist, 1922, until October 1966).
Arthur Tooth & Sons, Ltd., London (by December 1966).
Acquired from the above by the late owners, January 1972.
Arthur Tooth & Sons, Ltd., London (by December 1966).
Acquired from the above by the late owners, January 1972.
Literature
B. Nicolson, ed., "Notable Works of Art now on the Market" in The Burlington Magazine, December 1966, vol. CVIII, no. 765 (illustrated, pl. XXXV; titled Self Portrait).
J. Clay, De l'Impressionnisme à l'art moderne, Paris, 1975, p. 44 (illustrated in color, p. 45).
A. Mittelmann, Jean Metzinger: Radical Visionary, New Haven, 2025, vol. I, p. 42 (illustrated in color).
J. Clay, De l'Impressionnisme à l'art moderne, Paris, 1975, p. 44 (illustrated in color, p. 45).
A. Mittelmann, Jean Metzinger: Radical Visionary, New Haven, 2025, vol. I, p. 42 (illustrated in color).
Further Details
Richard Riss and Jean Louis Delaunay have confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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