Live Auction 2478Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)
Lot 132

Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)

Natura morta

Closed2 November 2011

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USD 25,000

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Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)
Natura morta
signed and dated twice and dedicated 'Morandi 54 Alla Signora Gertrude Lenart Morandi 31 luglio 1954' (lower center)
pencil on paper
6 3/8 x 9½ in. (16.2 x 24.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1954

Gertrude Bernoudy (née Lenart), St. Louis (acquired from the artist, July 1954); Estate sale, Christie's, New York, 10 November 1994, lot 464.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

The present work is a preparatory drawing for the 1954 painting of the same name, at Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts (Vitali, no. 918).