Lot 104
  • 104

André Derain

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
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Description

  • André Derain
  • Nature Morte aux fruits
  • signé Derain (en bas à droite)
  • huile sur toile
  • 35,6 x 40,9 cm ; 14 by 16 1/8 in.

Provenance

Claude Raphaël Leygues
Vente : Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 26 novembre 1984, lot 44
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

Exhibited

Paris, musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, André Derain, Le peintre du "trouble moderne", 1994-95, no. 151, reproduit p. 260

Literature

Michel Kellermann, André Derain, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, vol. II, Paris, 1994, no. 151, reproduit p. 260

Condition

The canvas is not lined. Close inspection reveals some areas of stable shrinkage. Under UV light some areas located in the black background fluoresce. This work remains in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Derain' (lower right); oil on canvas. Painted circa 1932.