Sale 1996
New York
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7 May 2008
Price realised
USD 29,800
Estimate
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942) Femme en rouge signed with initials and dated 'J.G. 1-2-39' (lower left) pastel and pen and India ink over pencil on buff paper 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm.) Drawn on 1 February 1939
Provenance
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 18 May 1961, lot 33. Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
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Vivianne Grimminger has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.
Pre-Lot Text
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