Lot 380
  • 380

ALBERT ANDRÉ | Place Pigalle, pluie

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Albert André
  • Place Pigalle, pluie
  • signed Albert André (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 55.7 by 46.4cm., 21 7/8 by 18 1/4 in.
  • Painted in 1922.

Provenance

Durand-Ruel & Galeries Georges Petit, Paris (acquired from the artist in 1923)
Moritz Guttman Collection, Paris (acquired from the above in June 1952)
Georges Bigar, New York & Lausanne (acquired from the above)
By descent from the above to the present owners in 1986

Condition

The canvas is not lined and examination under UV light shows no signs of retouching. The canvas is slightly undulating at each corner. Otherwise this work is in overall very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue critique de l’œuvre d’Albert André currently being prepared by Flavie Durand-Ruel, Béatrice Roche & Alain Girard.