Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Sacré Cœur de Montmartre
signed and dated 'Maurice Utrillo, V, 1933,' (lower right) and inscribed '-Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre-' (lower left)
gouache on card
11 ¾ x 18 in. (30 x 45.6 cm.)
Executed in 1933
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Sacré Cœur de Montmartre
signed and dated 'Maurice Utrillo, V, 1933,' (lower right) and inscribed '-Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre-' (lower left)
gouache on card
11 ¾ x 18 in. (30 x 45.6 cm.)
Executed in 1933
Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 30 May 1990, lot 77. Galerie Angelo Pittiglio, Paris. Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 25 June 1991, lot 235. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Tokyo, Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan museum of Art, Maurice Utrillo, April - July 2010, no. 52, p. 92 (illustrated); this exhibition later travelled to Niigata, The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, July - August 2010; Kyoto, Museum [EKi]KYOTO, September - October 2010; and Aichi, Toyohashi City Museum of Art & History, October - December 2010.
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Specialist note
The late Jean Fabris has confirmed the authenticity of this work in 2010.
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