Roger de La Fresnaye

Collection particulière, France

Paris, Petit-Palais, Les Maîtres de l'Art Indépendant, 1895-1937, 1937, no. 44
Paris, Maison de la Pensée française, Roger de La Fresnaye, 1949, no. 93
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Roger de la Fresnaye, 1949,  no. 74
Lyon, Musée de Lyon, Roger de la Fresnaye, 1952, no. 28
Paris, Galerie de l'Institut, Roger de la Fresnaye, 1962, no. 12

E. Nebelthau, Roger de La Fresnaye.  Montaigne, Paris, 1935, reproduit
Paul Chadourne, 'Notes sur Roger de La Fresnaye', Cahiers d'Art, Paris, 1928, vol. 3, no. 8, reproduit p. 323
Germain Seligman, Roger de La Fresnaye, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1969, no. 331, reproduit p. 205

The panel is sound. There is a superficial network of thin craquelure throughout due to the nature of the support which has been partially retouched. The white areas in the central part of the composition fluoresce under UV light, possibly due to old retouching. There is a 2 x 1 cm spot of retouching in the upper left corner, and a 2 x 5 cm line of retouching running along the upper edge. Otherwise this work is in fairly good condition.
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signed 'La Fresnaye' and dated '3/21' (lower right), oil on panel. Painted in March 1921.