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Lot 521 Dα

Felix Vallotton - Nu couché, étude pour "Le Petit Bleu"

Auction 1099 - overview Cologne
01.12.2017, 18:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 4.960 € (incl. premium)

Felix Vallotton

Nu couché, étude pour "Le Petit Bleu"
1914

Pencil drawing on chamois-coloured paper 22.7/22.8 x 34.3 cm Framed under glass. Monogrammed 'fV' below the depiction lower right. - Minimal lightstain due to former mat opening. - Firmly mounted on mat card.

According to Katia Poletti, this work is a preparatory drawing for the oil painting "Le Petit bleu", 1914 (Ducrey/Poletti 1045, see comparative illus.).

Certificate

With a certificate from Katia Poletti, Fondation Felix Vallotton, Lausanne, dated 9 May 2016

Provenance

Formerly Sammlung Pierre Larivière; Private collection, France