Sold for:
$7,110
$7,110
Georges Rouault (French, 1871-1958) La Sainte Face (esquisse) , 1921 Unsigned, identified on a label from Hammer Galleries, New York, on the backing. Ink wash on paper, sheet size 4 3/4 x 4 in. (12.1 x 10.2 cm), framed. Condition: Tape hinged along top edge to backing mat, subtle rippling. Literature: Dorival, Bernard and Isabelle Rouault, Rouault l'Oeuvre Peint , Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1988, no. 864. Provenance: Estate of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (née Braman) Grasso, Essex, Connecticut. N.B. We wish to thank Jean-Yves Rouault and Anne-Marie Agulhon of the Fondation Georges Rouault for their assistance with cataloguing the lot.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-11
