Juan Gris (Spanish, 1887-1927)
80
(n/a) Juan Gris (Spanish, 1887-1927)
Un Legs
signed 'Gris' (lower left)
charcoal and wax crayon on tissue paper
34 x 27.5cm (13 3/8 x 10 13/16in).
Sold for £12,600 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance
    Private collection since 1994
    Edmund Peel & Asociados, OPALO, 26 May 1994, Lot 56, Lozano 6, Madrid

    This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from Paule Cailac, Paris 3rd May 1973.

    Literature

    L'Assiette du Beurre, no. 484, 9th July 1910, page 252.

    This drawing forms part of a series of social satires that Juan Gris produced for the French magazine “L'Assiette au Beurre” and was published in the magazine with the title:'Garde precieusement, mon fils, les letters que je te laise, et tu pourras, grace à elles a ta majorité choisir un père parmi les millionaires que me les ont écrites'.

Category: Fine Art / Impressionist and Modern Art

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