Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Le Maquis à Montmartre
signed 'Maurice, Utrillo, V,' (lower right) and inscribed '-Le Maquis à Montmartre.' (lower left)
oil on board
13 5/8 x 19¾ in. (34.5 x 50.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1940
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Le Maquis à Montmartre
signed 'Maurice, Utrillo, V,' (lower right) and inscribed '-Le Maquis à Montmartre.' (lower left)
oil on board
13 5/8 x 19¾ in. (34.5 x 50.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1940
Private collection, France.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005.
Tokyo, Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan museum of Art, Maurice Utrillo, April - July 2010, no. 47, p. 85 (illustrated); this exhibition later travelled to Niigata, Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, July - August 2010; Kyoto, Museum Eki, September - October 2010 and Aichi, Toyohashi City Museum of Art and History, October - December 2010.
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Specialist note
Jean Fabris has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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