María Blanchard

Galerie L'Effort Moderne, Paris
Ladislav Szecsi, Paris
Schweitzer Gallery, New York
Galería Dalmau, Barcelone
Galería Biosca, Madrid
Galeria Laietanas, Barcelone
Sala Dalmau, Barcelone
UNIARTE, Barcelone
Acquis du précédent en 1977 par le propriétaire actuel

Paris, Petit Palais, Les maîtres de l'Art indépendant 1895-1937, 1937, reproduit n.p.
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Art espagnol, 1937, reproduit n.p.
New York, Julien Levy Gallery, 1938, reproduit n.p.
Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, 1939, reproduit n.p.
Madrid, Galeria Biosca, María Blanchard, 1976, no. 11, reproduit p. 39
Barcelone, Galerías Laietanas, María Blanchard, 1976, no. 10, reproduit n.p.
Santander, Salle Sur, María Blanchard, 1977, reproduit n.p.
Madrid, Sala Gavar, Ante el Centenario de María Blanchard, 1980-81, reproduit n.p.
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía et Santander, Fundación Marcelino Botín, 2012-13

Enrique Azoaga, María Blanchard. una pintora escalofriante, Madrid, 1976, reproduit p. 37
Antonio Campoy, María Blanchard, Madrid, 1981, reproduit p. 115
José María Salazar, María Blanchard. Catálogo razonado. Pintura 1889-1932, Madrid, 2004, no. 77, reproduit p. 193

The canvas in not lined. Close inspection reveals some minor areas of craquelure in the white impasto and some traces of golden pigment possibly from a former frame along the edges. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. Please note that colours in the catalogue illustration are not completely accurate, as the beige are more yellow than pink, the blue are brighter and the black are deeper. Please refer to the online catalogue image.
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signed 'Maria Blanchard' (on the reverse); oil on canvas. Painted in 1917-18.

"Cher Monsieur Rosenberg,
Aujourd'hui le motif de ma lettre, c'est pour vous souhaiter une bonne année avec toute sorte de bonheur... Ici le Jour du Nouvel An, presque tous les Cubistes étaient réunis à un grand diner. On s'est embrassé, on s'est juré amour et paix, espérons que ce soit une paix durable!" María Blanchard