Collection: The Collection of Lucille ColemanFrench, 1883-1955
Square St. Pierre à Montmartre, circa 1940
Signed and inscribed Maurice.Utrillo.V./ NOËL (lr) and inscribed Montmartre- (ll)
Oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 21 5/8 inches (46 x 55 cm)
Provenance:
Niveau Gallery, New York
Private collection, acquired from the above on December 17, 1946; thence by descent in the family
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 6, 2004, lot 410
Exhibited:
(possibly) Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Musee Takashimaya, Cinquantieme anniversaire de la mort de Maurice Utrillo, Sep. 29 - Oct. 3, 2005 (later traveled to Kanagawa, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya)
The Association Maurice Utrillo - Suzanne Valadon has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Condition
Could use a light cleaning; minor frame rubbing; scattered craquelure; scattered spots of inpainting, mainly along the top and left edges; no further apparent restoration; canvas is tearing at the very bottom right corner, at the overlap (very small area).
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