Lot Essay
This plaque is based on a painting by Rouault and made by the Atelier Saint-Martin de Ligugé under the direction of the artist.
Details
After a design by GEORGES ROUAULT (1871-1958)
Nativité (Adoration des Mages)
stamped with the mark of Atelier Saint-Martin de Ligugé bottom right--signed and inscribed on the reverse 'Email unique exécuté selon mes conseils et avec mon approbation Georges Rouault', bears inscription 'ORA ET LABORA'--enamel plaque
9¾ x 7 3/8in. (24.8 x 18.8cm.)
Executed in 1948; unique
Nativité (Adoration des Mages)
stamped with the mark of Atelier Saint-Martin de Ligugé bottom right--signed and inscribed on the reverse 'Email unique exécuté selon mes conseils et avec mon approbation Georges Rouault', bears inscription 'ORA ET LABORA'--enamel plaque
9¾ x 7 3/8in. (24.8 x 18.8cm.)
Executed in 1948; unique
Literature
B. Dorival and I. Rouault, Rouault, l'oeuvre peint, Monte-Carlo, 1988, vol. II (1929-1956), p. 303, no. 2