Françoise Gilot
Paloma à la Guitare
Property from an Important Private Collection, USA
Françoise Gilot
b.1921
Paloma à la Guitare
signed F. Gilot. (lower left) and titled on the stretcher
oil on canvas
130 by 125cm., 51 ¼ by 49 ¼ in.
Framed: 133.2 by 128.4cm., 52 ⅜ by 50 ½ in.
Painted in London in 1965.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Françoise Gilot and the work is registered in the artist’s archives.
The canvas is not lined. UV inspection reveals a slightly uneven varnish but no evidence of retouching. There is some minor paint shrinkage to the red pigment and some to parts of the darker blue, and some fine lines of craquelure in places elsewhere. There a few scattered small accretions and fly spots. This work is in overall very good condition.
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