拍品專文
Utrillo's most sought after and highly regarded period is know as the "White Period," a relatively short period from 1909-1912. It was during this period that his work was first discovered in an exhibition at Sagot's gallery by dealers, art critics and collectors. Works from this period, like Rue de Crimée painted circa 1910, are thoroughly modern in their styles as well as in Utrillo's use of color palette which differed from his Impressionist predecessors and emphasized various shades of white. Adolphe Tabarant wrote about this period,
He has become obsessed with white--an incredible white!
Dissatisfied with the effects obtainable with zinc white,
he tries combining it with plaster, in an effort to reproduce
the whites of his beloved walls. In a frenzy of realism, he
would like to go as far as to put real moss on the old stones
which he strives so hard to reproduce. This is the beginning of
that series of works known as the "White Period." At this time
Utrillo uses a palette of many whites, but these never become
chalky or dull. He surrounds them with soft greys, delicate
pinks, deep blues, or else contrasts with sonorous browns and blacks. It is during this period that he achieves his most
striking work... (A. Tabarant, Utrillo, Paris, 1926, p. )
He has become obsessed with white--an incredible white!
Dissatisfied with the effects obtainable with zinc white,
he tries combining it with plaster, in an effort to reproduce
the whites of his beloved walls. In a frenzy of realism, he
would like to go as far as to put real moss on the old stones
which he strives so hard to reproduce. This is the beginning of
that series of works known as the "White Period." At this time
Utrillo uses a palette of many whites, but these never become
chalky or dull. He surrounds them with soft greys, delicate
pinks, deep blues, or else contrasts with sonorous browns and blacks. It is during this period that he achieves his most
striking work... (A. Tabarant, Utrillo, Paris, 1926, p. )