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Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Lot 464

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)

Belle Gabrielle et rue Saint-Vincent sous la neige, Montmartre

Closed21 June 2018

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GBP 50,000–70,000

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Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Belle Gabrielle et rue Saint-Vincent sous la neige, Montmartre
signed 'Maurice. Utrillo, V,' (lower right); inscribed ' - Montmartre, -' (lower left)
oil on board
18 x 21 5/8 in. (45.6 x 55 cm.)
Painted circa 1946

Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris.
E.J. Van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam (no. 6999).
Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco (no. P236).
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 19 November 1986, lot 186.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 29 June 1987, lot 59.
Private collection, United Kingdom, by whom acquired at the above sale; Christie's, London, 27 June 2000, lot 231.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

Jean Fabris confirmed the authenticity of this work.

La Belle Gabrielle was a well known Montmartre café whose proprietress, Marie Vizier, acted as both close friend and protector to Utrillo for many years.