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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Concarneau. Thonier au port
Details
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Concarneau. Thonier au port
dated and inscribed 'Pour Berthe 1e janvier 1926' (lower left)
gouache, watercolour and black Conté crayon on paper
10 3⁄8 x 15 3⁄8 in. (26.5 x 39.1 cm.)
Executed in 1925
Concarneau. Thonier au port
dated and inscribed 'Pour Berthe 1e janvier 1926' (lower left)
gouache, watercolour and black Conté crayon on paper
10 3⁄8 x 15 3⁄8 in. (26.5 x 39.1 cm.)
Executed in 1925
Provenance
Berthe Signac [the artist's wife], Saint-Tropez, a gift from the artist on 1 January 1926.
Anonymous sale, Floralies, Versailles, 2 June 1976, lot 47.
Private collection, Europe, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, Paris, 28 September 2002, lot 9.
Acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Anonymous sale, Floralies, Versailles, 2 June 1976, lot 47.
Private collection, Europe, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, Paris, 28 September 2002, lot 9.
Acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Exhibited
Pont-Aven, Musée des Beaux-Arts, La Bretagne de Paul Signac, June - October 2008, no. 58, p. 113 (illustrated pp. 11 & 113; titled 'Thoniers dans le port de Concarneau' and with incorrect medium).
Further details
Marina Ferretti has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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