Lot 30
  • 30

Maria Cerminova Toyen

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
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Description

  • Maria Cerminova Toyen
  • UN JOUR TRISTE
  • signé Toyen et daté 42 (en bas à droite) ; inscrit Toyen Un jour trist (sur le châssis) 
  • huile sur toile
  • 60 x 92 cm ; 23 5/8 x 36 1/4 in.

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Denise René, Toyen, 1947, no. 6

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There are some remnants of an old varnish which fluoresces strongly under ultra-violet light, which prevents from a further examination. This work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Toyen' and dated '42' (lower right) ; inscribed 'Toyen Un jour trist' (on the stretcher), oil on canvas. painted in 1942.