Sale 1371
New York
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5 May 2004
Price realised
USD 53,775
Estimate
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) Rue de Norvins à Montmartre signed 'Maurice, Utrillo, V,' (lower right) and inscribed 'Montmartre,' (lower left) gouache over pencil on paper 18¾ x 24 5/8 in. (47.7 x 62.6 cm.) Painted circa 1936
Provenance
E. David et M. Garnier, Paris. George Levin, New Jersey (acquired from the above, 1963). By descent from the above to the present owner.
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Literature
P. Pétridès, L'oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1966, vol. IV, p. 330, no. AG 380 (illustrated, p. 331).
Jean Fabris has confirmed the authenticity of this gouache.
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