Moïse Kisling

Oscar Ghez Collection, Geneva (still by 1965)
Mrs Robert Oppenheim (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 4th July 1979, lot 265)
Acquired by the late owner circa 1980s

Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, 80 Pittori da Renoir a Kisling (The Collection of Oscar Ghez and his Modern Art Foundation), 1964, pl. 377, illustrated in the catalogue
Annecy, Musée du Château d'Annecy, De Renoir à Kisling, 1964-65, no. 104
Nice, Palais de la Mediterrannée, Kisling et son temps, 1973, no. 19

Jean Kisling, Kisling 1891-1953, Turin, 1971, vol. I, no. 42, illustrated p. 329

The canvas is not lined. UV examination reveals a few spots of retouching to the green pillow pertaining to flecks of paint loss associated to stable craquelure. There is a tiny spot of paint loss to the blue pigment, close to the sitter's right hand. There is a vertical line of stable craquelure to the blue pigment beneath the green pillow and some further fine lines of stable craquelure in places. There is some frame rubbing and tiny paint losses along the upper edge, a pin hole at the centre of the upper and lower edges and a further pin hole to the lower right corner. There are two dents, with one associated paint rubbing, along the lower edge towards the right corner. This work is in overall good condition.
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The sitter of Nu allongé sur drap rouge et vert is supposedly Kiki de Montparnasse, the celebrated artist’s muse and singer who was at the height of her fame during the 1920s. She modelled for Moïse Kisling on a number of occasions.