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Maximilien Luce (French, 1858–1941)
Lot 18 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MANHATTAN COLLECTION

Maximilien Luce (French, 1858–1941)

Frise aux enfants nus

Closed11 December 2018

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Maximilien Luce (French, 1858–1941)
Frise aux enfants nus
signed and dated 'Luce-09' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid to board
5 ½ x 24 ½ in. (14 x 62.2 cm.)

with Bernheim-Jeune, Paris.
Ottmar Strauss, Cologne.
Sale under duress by the above, Hugo Helbing, Frankfurt, 21-24 May 1935, lot 147.
Das Kunsthaus [Herbert Tannenbaum], Mannheim, acquired from the above. 
Galerie Dr. Raeber, Basel, after 1940.
Kunstgesellschaft, Zurich.
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 10 December 1968, lot 165.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, London, 25 October 1995, lot 32.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

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Denise Bazetoux has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
The present work is being offered for sale pursuant to a settlement agreement between the current owner and the heirs of Ottmar Strauss. This settlement agreement resolves the dispute over ownership of the work and title will pass to the successful bidder.