Lot 156
  • 156

Suzanne Valadon

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Suzanne Valadon
  • Esquisse Pour "La Poupée Délaissée"
  • Signed Suzanne Valadon and dated 1921 (lower left)
  • Oil and pastel on paper
  • 40 1/4 by 29 1/8 in.
  • 102 by 74 cm

Provenance

Madame Moreau-Buzelin, Paris
Acquired by the present owner, circa 1970 

Exhibited

Munich, Haus der Kunst, 1960, no. 224
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Gauguin and the Decorative Style, 1966

Literature

Paul Pétridès, L'oeuvre complet de Suzanne Valadon, Paris, 1971, no. D255, illustrated p. 141

Condition

Fairly good condition. Laid down on card. Sheet time darkened. There is a vertical tear, from upper center, about 15 inches long. Paper lifting from backing in a few places in upper area, including black hair. Other associated small tears, scratches. Interested parties should view work firsthand.
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