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Sale 6494
| New York
| New York
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Estimate$6,000 - $8,000
We wish to thank Ms. Aurélia Engel for confirming the authenticity of the present Lot, which is recorded in the Françoise Gilot Archives under number 60914.02.
Provenance:
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, France.
Acquired directly from the above in Spring, 1951.
Collection of Norman and Helen Daly, New York.
By descent in the family to the present owner.
Lot Note:
For more information about the artist, and to learn more about the context of creation of the present drawing, please see Lot 66.
Unframed.
The paper is toned and there is an approx. 1 in. long tear at the bottom left corner. The paper has some thinner areas and skinning throughout, especially at right, some presumably from erasures made by the artist. There is a small, approx. 1/4 in. at top center. There are soft handling creases to the right hand side of the paper. On verso, there is toning to the paper and some discoloration at right. Additional images available upon request.
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