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EMILE O. FRIESZ Drawing French Fauvism

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:700.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
EMILE O. FRIESZ Drawing French Fauvism
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EMILE OTHON FRIESZ 1879-1949
LE Havre 1879-1949 Paris (French)

Title: Study for The Rest in Provence / Etude pour Repos en Provence, ca. 1930.

Technique: Original Hand Signed Ink Drawing on Brown Paper laid on Card

Size: approximately 66 x 89 cm / 26 x 35 in

Additional Information: The drawing is hand signed in ink by the artist at the lower right corner.
this is probably a study for Friesz's important painting "Repos en Provence" of 1930 which was part of the Pierre Levy collection.

Literature: Martin, Robert & Odile Aittouares, 1995. Emile Othon Friesz. L'oeuvre peint. Tome I. Editions Aittouares. Paris.
Reference: no. 557 (for the painting)

Condition: The thin brown paper has been laid on card, but there are irregularities on the surface. The paper has split in some areas, revealing the underlying card. Tape remains verso and the work is attached to matting. The signature has partly faded.