$15,625
"Les ondes," circa 1923, oil on canvas. Signed lower right "MAVRICE DENIS." This canvas is the bottom portion of a larger study for the "Baptism of Christ" mosaic created by Denis for the church of Saint Paul in Geneva, Switzerland. 32 3/4 by 55 3/4 inches. PROVENANCE Lot ?, sale Drouot Rheims-Cailec, December 20, 1967; Lot 173, "Property presented by the Galerie du Palais Bourbon," Sotheby's, Paris, 1969; acquired from this sale by Tony Curtis. LITERATURE To be included in the forthcoming Maurice Denis catalogue raisonne being prepared by Claire Denis. Categories: Tony Curtis
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2011-09-17