Lot 89
  • 89

André Masson

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • André Masson
  • Feminaire de la rue Saint Denis VI
  • Signed Andre Masson and dated 57 (vertically upper right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 18 1/4 by 10 3/4 in.; 46.4 by 27.3 cm
  • Painted in 1957.

Provenance

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Perls Galleries, New York

Exhibited

London, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., André Masson, 1958, no. 30
New York, Royal Marks Gallery, Modern Masters, 1960, n.n.
New York, Royal Marks Gallery, Modern Masters, 1963, n.n.

Condition

Oil on canvas, not lined. Surface in generally good condition, colors are lively and fresh, areas of impasto are well maintained. Two pin dot areas of discoloration in the lower center. Under UV light; no apparent inpainting visible.
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