Modern to Contemporary Auction | April 21, 2023
Fri, Apr 21, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 47
Georges Rouault Painting
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(French, 1871-1958)
Tête de clown (Head of a Clown), signed bottom middle "G Rouault", oil on paper laid on panel, 16-3/4 x 11-3/4 in.; French gilt wood frame, 22-1/2 x 17-5/8 in.
Literature: B. Dorival and I. Rouault, Rouault : l'œuvre peint, Vol.II, Monte-Carlo, 1988, Fondation Georges Rouault
Exhibited: Georges Rouault Retrospective Loan Exhibition, The Institute of Modern Art, Boston, The Phillips Memorial Gallery, Washington, The San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, November 1940-March 1941, accompanied by the exhibition catalog, No. 28, illustrated, exhibition labels verso
Condition
panel cradled, crack or crease evident at upper right corner
Durand-Ruel, Inc, New York, purchased in 1941 for $2,700 (with facsimile of original receipt and with label verso); Estate of Wright Saltus Ludington, Santa Barbara, California; Estate of Charles Townsend Ludington, Jr., Chapel Hill, North Carolina
