LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on strong cardboard

Measurements:

18.23 in. (46.30 cm.) (height) by 25.98 in. (66.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signiert: Demeter Koko

Exhibited:

Paris, Galerie Charpentier, 1958| Wildenstein Galleries, New York, October 1958

Literature:

'French Art from Kitchen on View Here', in: Herald Tribune, New York, 7th October 1958, p. 2| S. Preston, 'Special Occasions, A Memorial Show--Here and There in the Range of Contemporary Painting, The Vanity of Versality', in: The New York Times, New York, 12th October 1958, p. 18| 'Keeping up with the Joneses in France', in: She, London, November 1958, illustrated in colour

Provenance:

Sold to benefit the Child Protection Centre, Paris (1958)| Private Collection, France (purchased at the above sale)| Private Collection, France (by descent from the above. Sold: Christie’s, Paris, 24th May 2006, lot 173)| Purchased at the above sale by the present owner