Lot 27
  • 27

Jacques Majorelle

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jacques Majorelle
  • Ighil N'Oro, Morocco
  • titled, signed and dated Ighil N'Oro / J Majorelle / 1922 lower right
  • oil on board
  • 61 by 49cm., 24 by 19¼in.

Provenance

Jane Roberts Fine Arts, Paris (by 1988)
Private collection, New Jersey (sale: Shannon's, Sydney, 29 October 2015, lot 312)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Félix Marcilhac, La vie et l'œuvre de Jacques Majorelle: 1886-1962, Paris, 1988, no. 29, catalogued & illustrated

Condition

The board is flat, even, and ensuring a stable support. There is a small indent in the centre of the extreme left framing edge, mostly covered by the frame. Ultra-violet light reveals no visible sign of retouching. This work is in very good condition and ready to hang. Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
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Catalogue Note

This is one of several views Majorelle painted of Ighil N'Oro, a Moroccan village to the south of the Atlas mountains. A related composition is in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-arts, Nancy.