Jacques Villon (1875-1963)
L'oiseau en cage
signed and dated 'Jacques Villon 52' (lower left); signed, dated and titled 'L'OISEAU EN CAGE Jacques Villon 52' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
13 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (33.2 x 45.9 cm.)
Painted in 1952
Jacques Villon (1875-1963)
L'oiseau en cage
signed and dated 'Jacques Villon 52' (lower left); signed, dated and titled 'L'OISEAU EN CAGE Jacques Villon 52' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
13 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (33.2 x 45.9 cm.)
Painted in 1952
Galerie Spiess, Paris.
Galerie Louis Carré, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Montrouge, XXVIIIe salon de Montrouge, Centre culturel et artistique, Jacques Villon, 4-31 May 1983, no. 59 (illustrated).
Issoire, Centre culturel municipal, Jacques Villon, quinze années de peintures, 1945-1960, June - September 1986, no. 16 (illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Louis Carré & Cie, Jacques Villon, peintures (1940-1960), 24 September-2 November 1991, no. 25 (illustrated p. 46).
Paris, Galerie Applicat, Petits formats, “Les modernes” 1910-1960, 24 September - 18 December 1993.
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Specialist note
Patrick Bongers has confirmed the authenticity of this work.