MAURICE UTRILLO | Le Moulin de la Galette, Montmartre

Private Collection, Paris
Galerie Félix Vercel, Paris
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 1983)
Jeanne Frank, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993

Paul Pétridès, L'œuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1966, vol. IV. no. 329, illustrated p. 297

The card has been laid down on a panel. There are artist pinholes in the lower left and upper right corners. There is some minor skinning and abrasion along the lower right and upper edges. There are some scattered pin dot areas of discolouration in the sky. The work is in good condition.
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The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Utrillo-Valadon.