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Sold with a photo-certificate from Patrick Bongers dated Paris, le 23 avril 1979.
Avarice
Details
Jacques Villon (1875-1963)
Avarice
signed 'Jacques Villon' (lower left), titled, signed and dated 'Avarice, Jacques Villon, 1947' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 28¾in. (60 x 73cm.)
Painted in 1947
Avarice
signed 'Jacques Villon' (lower left), titled, signed and dated 'Avarice, Jacques Villon, 1947' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 28¾in. (60 x 73cm.)
Painted in 1947
Provenance
Galerie Louis Carré & Co., Paris, 1947, by whom acquired directly from the Artist.
Literature
J. Lassaigne (intr.), Peintres et Sculpteurs d'Aujourd'hui, Jacques Villon, Paris, 1950, p. 12 (illustrated pl. XXV).
Exhibited
London, The Lefevre Gallery, Villon, April 1952, no. 20.
Sale room notice
Patrick Bongers has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.