Lot 133
  • 133

JULIO GONZÁLEZ | Jeune fille mélancolique

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Julio González
  • Jeune fille mélancolique
  • signed with the initials J.G. and dated 3-7-39 (lower right)
  • pen and ink and wash on paper
  • 37.1 by 26.7cm., 14 5/8 by 10 1/2 in.
  • Executed on 3rd July 1939.

Provenance

Carmen Martinez & Viviane Grimminger, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in early 1990

Literature

Josette Gibert, Julio González, Dessins, projets pour sculptures figures, Paris, 1975, n.n., illustrated p. 156

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and attached to the backing board with tape in two places at the upper edge. The edges are slightly deckled. There is some glue residue to the lower part of the left edge and some mount-staining to the edges. There are some minor paper losses to the extreme corners and a couple of tiny nicks to the right edge. This work is in overall good condition.
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