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Jean Fabris has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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Portrait de Lucie Valore, Madame Utrillo
Details
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Portrait de Lucie Valore, Madame Utrillo
signed and dated 'Maurice, Utrillo. V, 1939,' (lower right); signed again and dedicated 'pour Mr. et Mde. Paul Pétridès Le portrait de Ma chère Lucie Maurice, Utrillo, V, NOUVEL AN, 1942' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
13 x 9 3/8 in. (33 x 24 cm.)
Painted in 1939
Portrait de Lucie Valore, Madame Utrillo
signed and dated 'Maurice, Utrillo. V, 1939,' (lower right); signed again and dedicated 'pour Mr. et Mde. Paul Pétridès Le portrait de Ma chère Lucie Maurice, Utrillo, V, NOUVEL AN, 1942' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
13 x 9 3/8 in. (33 x 24 cm.)
Painted in 1939
Provenance
M. and Mme Paul Pétridès, Paris (gift from the artist, 1942).
William Findlay, United States (by 1969).
William Findlay, United States (by 1969).
Literature
P. Pétridès, L'oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1969, vol. III, p. 236, no. 1991 (illustrated, p. 237).