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Lot 46
Henri Matisse
French, 1869-1954
Still Life, 1945
Signed H. Matisse and dated 21 Mai '45 (lr); inscribed 56 du catalogue on the bottom verso edge
Pen and ink on paper
20 1/4 x 15 5/8 inches (51.5 x 39.7 cm)
Provenance:
Holland Gallery, Chicago
Brook Street Gallery, London
The Waddington Galleries, London
Private Collection, London, 1969
Exhibited:
London, The Waddington Galleries, House Exhibition, July 8 - August 31, 1969 (Illustrated on the cover of the exhibition invitation)
San Francisco, John Berggruen Gallery, Henri Matisse: an Exhibition of Selected Drawings in Homage to Frank Perls, 1975, no. 44
Property from the Collection of Theodore and Dede Edlich
Sold to a buyer from Switzerland for $145,000
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Lot 42
Egon Schiele
Austrian, 1890-1918
Reclining Nude
Signed Egon Schiele and dated 1917 in a cartouche (lr)
Black crayon on paper
18 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (47 x 30 cm)
Provenance:
Karl & Faber, November 25-26, 1982, sale 161, lot 1216
Literature:
Jane Kallir, Egon Schiele, The Complete Works, New York, 1990 and 1998, no. D2014, p. 583, illustrated
Property from the Collection of Theodore and Dede Edlich
Sold to a buyer from Austria for $115,000
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Lot 17
Klavdiy Vasilievich Lebedev
Russian, 1852-1916
Threshing Floor, 1894
Signed in Cyrillic (lr)
Oil on beveled panel
12 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches (31.7 x 40.5 cm)
Provenance:
The Dodge Estate, Detroit, Michigan (probably Anna Thomson Dodge), circa 1970
Private Collection, Detroit, Michigan, acquired from the above
Thence by descent to proprietor of The Antique Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Sold to a buyer from New York for $67,000
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Lot 44
Edouard Léon Cortès
French, 1882-1969
Porte St. Martin - on the Boulevards
Signed Edouard Cortes (lr); inscribed as titled on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
13 x 18 inches (33 x 45.7 cm)
Provenance:
Johnson Galleries, Chicago
Sold to a buyer from New York for $49,000
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Lot 57
Jean Jansem
French, b. 1920
Pierrot, Columbine et Arlequin
Signed J. Jansem (lr); inscribed Pierot Tambourin on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
38 3/8 x 51 3/16 inches (97.5 x 130 cm)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist's studio
Mr. Herbert H. Haft, Washington, D.C.
Sold to a buyer from the United Kingdom for $43,000
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Lot 49A
Edouard Leon Cortes
French, 1882-1969
Le Boulevard des Capucines, Looking toward La Madeleine
Signed Edouard Cortes (lr)
Oil on canvas
9 1/2 x 13 inches (24.1 x 33 cm)
Provenance:
Purchased in Europe, circa 1960
Property of a Knight of Denmark
By descent in the family to the present owner
Sold to a buyer from the United Kingdom for $31,000
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Lot 41
Sir Jacob Epstein
British, 1880-1959
Betty Peters Reclining, 1939
Bronze with green/brown patina, 3/6
Length 29 1/2 inches (75 cm)
Property from the Collection of Theodore and Dede Edlich
Sold to a buyer from the United Kingdom for $29,800
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Lot 57A
Ismael Gonzalez de la Serna
Spanish, born circa 1897-1968
Saltimbanque
Signed I. de la Serna and dated '55 (ul)
Oil on card
42 x 27 1/2 inches (106.7 x 69.9 cm)
Sold to a buyer from Spain for $25,000
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