Françoise Gilot
Le Baiser , 1949 (Executed)
Lot #225 |
2025-02-19 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Discoveries
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 8,000 - 12,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11782
Auction name: Modern Discoveries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2025-02-19
End date: 2025-02-27
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Modern Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 19 â…ž by 25 â…ť in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
50.5
Width In Centimeters:
65.1
Height In Inches:
19.875
Width In Inches:
25.625
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Year notes: Executed in 1949.
Provenance
Herbert and Anne Steinman, United States (acquired directly from the artist in 1951) Acquired in 1991 by the present owner Catalogue note Please note that this work will be sold unframed.
Catalog summary
Property from a Private Collection Françoise Gilot 1921 - 2023 Le Baiser signed F. Gilot (lower left); inscribed For Herbert and Anne Steinman Summer 1951 and dated indistinctly 49 V (on the verso ) pencil on paper 19 ⅞ by 25 ⅝ in. 50.5 by 65.1 cm. Executed in 1949. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Aurelia Engel, and it is registered in the artist’s archives. Provenance Herbert and Anne Steinman, United States (acquired directly from the artist in 1951) Acquired in 1991 by the present owner Catalogue note Please note that this work will be sold unframed.