Personnage ailé

Details

André Masson (1896-1987)
Personnage ailé
pastel and charcoal on paper
9½ x 12½ in. (24.2 x 31.7 cm.)
Executed in 1933

Provenance

John Rewald, New York, a gift from the artist and his wife Rose in Paris, February 1977; his sale, Christie's, New York, 11 May 1994, lot 451.
Acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owners.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The Comité André Masson has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
This work is part of a commission for the Russian ballet Les présages by Leonid Massine.

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