Lot 388 D

Françoise Gilot - Barques au port

Auction 1099 - overview Cologne
01.12.2017, 18:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 3.000 €
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Françoise Gilot

Barques au port
1942

India ink drawing on chamois-coloured smooth wove paper 38.7 x 49.1 cm Framed under glass. Signed and dedicated 'Avec toute mon amitié F. Gilot' in ink lower right. - The sheet slightly irregularly cut in the lower margin. - Firmly mounted on mat card.

According to the statement of the archives, the topography is the harbour bay of Rhu in Douarnenez, Brittany. In the background, we can see the Île Tristan and Tréboul where the artist regularly spent the summer at her parent's house during the 1940s.

Certificate

The authenticity has been confirmed by Arélia Engel, San Diego/California, the daughter of Francoise Gilot; the work is registered in the "Francoise Gilot Archives" under the archive number S.G.0055.