Femme Phare
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Sir Roland Penrose (1900-1984)
Femme Phare
signed and dated 'R. Penrose 37' (lower left), signed again and later inscribed 'for J/O/Y/C/E 9/OCT/63/WITH/LOVE/ROLAND.' (lower right), signed again, inscribed and dated 'FEMME PHARE R PENROSE 37' (on tape attached to the backboard)
pencil, postcard collage and gouache
25¼ x 19¼ in. (64.2 x 48.9 cm.)
Femme Phare
signed and dated 'R. Penrose 37' (lower left), signed again and later inscribed 'for J/O/Y/C/E 9/OCT/63/WITH/LOVE/ROLAND.' (lower right), signed again, inscribed and dated 'FEMME PHARE R PENROSE 37' (on tape attached to the backboard)
pencil, postcard collage and gouache
25¼ x 19¼ in. (64.2 x 48.9 cm.)
Provenance
A gift from the artist to his secretary, Joyce Reeves, and by descent.
Exhibited
King's Lynn, Fermoy Arts Centre, Arts Council of Great Britain, Roland Penrose: Paintings and Collages, July - August 1980, no. 18; this exhibition travelled to London, I.C.A., August - September 1980; Bristol, Arnolfini Gallery, October - November 1980; Preston, Harris Museum & Art Gallery, November - December 1980; Hull, Ferens Gallery, December 1980 - January 1981.
Barcelona, Fundaci Joan Miro, Roland Penrose: Pintures, Dibuixos, Collages i Objectes, February - March 1981, no. BC20.
Barcelona, Fundaci Joan Miro, Roland Penrose: Pintures, Dibuixos, Collages i Objectes, February - March 1981, no. BC20.
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