Description
PROPERTY FROM A PRESTIGIOUS PRIVATE FRENCH COLLECTION
JACQUES VILLON
1875 - 1963
LA MEULE DE BLÉ
signed JACQUES VILLON (lower right); signed Jacques Villon, titled LA MEULE DE BLE and dated 1946 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
89,2 x 146,2 cm; 35⅛ x 57½ in.
Painted in 1946.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Galerie Louis Carré & Cie.
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PROVENANT D'UNE PRESTIGIEUSE COLLECTION PARTICULIÈRE FRANÇAISE
JACQUES VILLON
1875 - 1963
LA MEULE DE BLÉ
signé JACQUES VILLON (en bas à droite); signé Jacques Villon, titré LA MEULE DE BLE et daté 1946 (au dos)
huile sur toile
89,2 x 146,2 cm; 35⅛ x 57½ in.
Peint en 1946.
L'authenticité de cette œuvre a été confirmée par la Galerie Louis Carré & Cie.
Condition report
It has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed. The canvas is not lined. Examination under UV light reveals no evidence of retouching. There is some minor paint shrinkage to the yellow pigment. There is an uneven varnish and a few scattered fly spots. This work is in overall very good condition.
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Provenance
Galerie Louis Carré, Paris
Ragnar Moltzau, Oslo
Galleri K, Oslo
Private collection, Oslo
Sale: Christie's, Paris, November 28, 2012, lot 28
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
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Galerie Louis Carré, Paris
Ragnar Moltzau, Oslo
Galleri K, Oslo
Collection particulière, Oslo
Vente: Christie's, Paris, 28 novembre 2012, lot 28
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel
Exhibited
Paris, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Salon des Tuileries, XXIVe exposition, 1947, no. 473
Paris, Galerie Louis Carré, Jacques Villon 1945-1946-1947, 1948, no. 14
Copenhagen, Statens Museum for Kunst, Jacques Villon Retrospektiv Udstilling, 1948, no. 23
Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art; Washington, Philips Memorial Gallery; Wilmington, Delaware Art Center, Jacques Villon, Lyonel Feininger, 1949-50, no. 22, illustrated in the catalogue p. 23
Venice, XXV Biennale di Venezia, 1950, no. 18 (titled Il covone)
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Jacques Villon, 1951, no. 69, illustrated in the catalogue pl. X
Bern, Kunsthalle, Jacques Villon, Louis Moilliet, 1951, no. 40
Turin, Palazzo Belle Arti, Peintres d'aujourd'hui, France- Italie, 3e Mostra, 1953, no. 12
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Le Pain et le Vin, 1954, no. 167
Aix-en-Provence, Musée Granet, Exposition organisée par le Salon des Tuileries avec le concours d'un groupe de peintres belges, 1954, no. 120
Zurich, Kunsthaus; Stockholm, Nationalmuseum; The Hague, Gemeentsemuseum, Sammlung Ragnar Moltzau, Oslo, 1957, no. 107 (Zurich catalogue), illustrated in the catalogue np. (titled Die Dreschmaschine)
Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy; London, Tate Gallery, The Moltzau Collection, from Cézanne to Picasso, 1958, no. 98, illustrated in the catalogue pl. 11 (titled The Treshing Machine)
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Paris, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Salon des Tuileries, XXIVe exposition, 1947, no. 473
Paris, Galerie Louis Carré, Jacques Villon 1945-1946-1947, 1948, no. 14
Copenhague, Statens Museum for Kunst, Jacques Villon Retrospektiv Udstilling, 1948, no. 23
Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art; Washington, Philips Memorial Gallery; Wilmington, Delaware Art Center, Jacques Villon, Lyonel Feininger, 1949-50, no. 22, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 23
Venise, XXV Biennale di Venezia, 1950, no. 18 (sous le titre Il covone)
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Jacques Villon, 1951, no. 69, reproduit dans le catalogue pl. X
Berne, Kunsthalle, Jacques Villon, Louis Moilliet, 1951, no. 40
Turin, Palazzo Belle Arti, Peintres d'aujourd'hui, France- Italie, 3e Mostra, 1953, no. 12
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Le Pain et le Vin, 1954, no. 167
Aix-en-Provence, Musée Granet, Exposition organisée par le Salon des Tuileries avec le concours d'un groupe de peintres belges, 1954, no. 120
Zürich, Kunsthaus; Stockholm, Nationalmuseum; La Haye, Gemeentsemuseum, Sammlung Ragnar Moltzau, Oslo, 1957, no. 107 (catalogue de Zürich), reproduit dans le catalogue np. (sous le titre Die Dreschmaschine)
Edimbourg, Royal Scottish Academy; Londres, Tate Gallery, The Moltzau Collection, from Cézanne to Picasso, 1958, no. 98, reproduit dans le catalogue pl. 11 (sous le titre The Treshing Machine)