Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958)
Lot 421 Property from a California Estate

Hidden for many decades in a discreet private collection, the following paintings, ranging from an impressive Pissarro landscape of 1876 to a vibrant Chagall still life of 1962, together with a further group of works to be offered in the Impressionist and Modern Evening Sale on 3 November, offer a fascinating insight into art collecting in the United States in the mid-20th century.

Christie's is delighted to offer today's collectors the opportunity to acquire a work of art from this collection.

Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958)

Fleurs dans un vase

Closed4 November 2010

Price Realised

USD 62,500

More Information

How to sell

Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958)
Fleurs dans un vase
signed 'Vlaminck' (lower right)
oil on canvas
16¼ x 13¼ in. (41.3 x 33.7 cm.)

Galerie de L'Effort Moderne (Léonce Rosenberg), Paris.
Arthur Tooth and Sons, Ltd., London.
William A. Findlay, Chicago.
Acquired from the above by the family of the late owner, August 1961.

Specialist note

Maïthé Vallès-Bled and Godelieve de Vlaminck will include this work in their forthcoming Maurice de Vlaminck catalogue critique currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute.