Lot 156
  • 156

MARCEL GROMAIRE | Femmes à l'orée du bois

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 EUR
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Description

  • Marcel Gromaire
  • Femmes à l'orée du bois
  • signed Gromaire and dated 1952 (lower right)
  • watercolour and ink on paper
  • 32,9 x 25,4 cm; 13 x 10 in.
  • Executed in 1952.
Executed in 1952.

Provenance

Galerie Louis Carré, Paris
Edouard & Jeannine Chapet, Paris

Exhibited

Chartres, Chambre de Commerce, Exposition de peinture contemporaine, 1958 (probably)
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Marcel Gromaire 1892-1971, 1980, no. 321

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on paper, which is affixed to the backing board with tape along the extreme edges. Edges are slightly deckled with a few associated nicks. There is some minor light staining. There are a few tiny dots of faint foxing in places. Examination under UV light reveals no evidence of retouching. This work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Madame Françoise Chibret-Plaussu, Galerie de la Présidence, Paris.