Sale 6420
London
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7 February 2001
Price realised
GBP 30,550
Estimate
Georges Rouault (1871-1958) Via Crucis IV signed with initials 'GR' (lower right) oil on card 135/8 x 131/8in. (34.6 x 33.3cm.) Painted in 1935-1936
Provenance
James Vigeveno Galleries, Westwood Hills, Los Angeles (1186).
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Literature
B. Dorival & I. Rouault, Rouault, L'oeuvre peint, vol. II, Monte Carlo 1988, no. 1441 (illustrated p. 67).
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE BARONESS BATSHEVA DE ROTHSCHILD
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