Maurice Utrillo

Galerie Paul Pétridès, Paris
Private Collection, Switzerland (and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 21, 2005, lot 480)
Acquired at the above sale

Bern, Kunstmuseum, Austellung Utrillo, 1963, no. 6

Paul Pétridès, L'Oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, vol. I, Paris, 1966, no. 40, illustrated p. 91

The canvas is unlined. There is some fine lines of craquelure in the top half of the composition, particularly in the sky. There are a few indentations to the paint at the center of the right edge with associated minor paint loss, and additional indentations across the side of the house, which may be contemporary to the creation of the work. The varnish has slightly yellowed over time. Under UV light the is some retouching visible in the upper left quadrant in the sky approximately 1 1/2 by 2 inches in size. Some scattered retouching throughout the sky and a stroke of retouching to the facade of the building in the lower right quadrant. Otherwise fine. This work is in good condition.
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The present work depicts the view from Utrillo's studio which he shared with his mother, Suzanne Valadon, at 2 Rue Corot in Montmartre. The artist kept his studio until 1911 when he moved to another space on the same street at number 12.