Lot 6605 - ibid125 Impressionist & Modern Art - online only - Wednesday, 08. December 2021, 04.00 PM
MAURICE DENIS
(Granville 1870–1943 Paris)
Quand elle passait par le chemin. Circa 1907.
Gouache on paper.
Dedicated, signed and dated above: A Claude Cochin mes meilleurs voeux, Maurice Denis, 8 Xbre 15.
Inscribed centre bottom: Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare la donna mia...
Inscribed centre bottom: Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare la donna mia...
13 × 13.5 cm (visible dimensions).
Our thanks to Claire Denis for confirming the authenticity of this work, 6th October 2021.
Provenance:
- Collection of Claude Cochin, received as a wedding gilt on 8.12.1915.
- Sale Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, 25.6.1987, no. 24.
- Swiss private collection, acquired at the above auction and via inheritance to the current owner.
The work is in good condition. The paper is slightly browned. Foxing on the lower margin. The upper half of the image with a few traces of damp stains. Framed (not examined out of the frame).
Provenance:
- Collection of Claude Cochin, received as a wedding gilt on 8.12.1915.
- Sale Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, 25.6.1987, no. 24.
- Swiss private collection, acquired at the above auction and via inheritance to the current owner.
The work is in good condition. The paper is slightly browned. Foxing on the lower margin. The upper half of the image with a few traces of damp stains. Framed (not examined out of the frame).
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Sold for CHF 1 875 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.