Lot 46
  • 46

Suzanne Valadon

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Suzanne Valadon
  • AUTOPORTRAIT
  • signé Suzanne Valadon (en bas à droite)
  • huile sur carton fin contrecollé sur toile

  • 43,1 x 34 cm
  • 16 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.

Provenance

Collection Paul Pétridès, Paris
Collection particulière, Brésil

Exhibited

New York, Hammer Galleries, Maurice Utrillo, Suzanne Valadon, Lucie Valore. The Personal Collection of Mme Maurice Utrillo, 1958, no. 32 (titré Portrait de Valadon et daté 1912)
Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Suzanne Valadon, 1967, no. 213

Literature

Yves Bonnat, Valadon, Paris, 1967, p. 35
Paul Pétridès, L'Œuvre complet de Suzanne Valadon, Paris, 1971, no. P74 (décrit comme huile sur toile)

Condition

Examination under UV light reveals some scattered areas of retouching, mostly along the edges, as well as some larger areas of fluorescence which are not associated with any restoration. There are six small spots of retouching to the figure. This work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Suzanne Valadon' (lower right), oil on thin card laid down on canvas. Painted circa 1916.