Paule Vézelay

Annely Juda Fine Art, London, 1987
England and Co., London, where acquired by the present owner in 1993

London, Annely Juda Fine Art, Paule Vezelay Paintings and Constructions, 9th April - 16th May 1987, cat. no.2, illustrated in the catalogue.

The canvas is in good original condition. There are some specks of minor surface debris in the left corners, a small area of very minor surface craquelure by the centre left edge and some old vertical frame marks along the left edge otherwise in good overall condition. There is no sign of retouching under ultra-violet light. Held in a gilded and painted rectilinear frame. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Born in Bristol in 1892, Paule Vezelay first became known as an illustrator and printmaker in Britain. A trip to Paris in 1920 began Vezelay's lifelong love of the city to which she would move permanently in 1926. In France she became increasingly involved with the School of Paris and met many of the leading artists including Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Gris and Braque, and lived with Andre Masson from 1929 until 1932.