LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on board

Measurements:

4.72 in. (12.00 cm.) (height) by 8.66 in. (22.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Ivry A Sabine de tout coeur Nicolas 1952' (on the reverse)

Literature:

J. Dubourg and F. de Staël, Nicolas de Staël, catalogue raisonné des peintures, Paris 1968, no. 467 (illustrated, p. 209). F. de Staël, Nicolas de Staël, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Neuchâtel 1997, no. 504 (illustrated, p. 380).

Provenance:

Private Collection, Paris. Galerie Bignou, Paris. Jean Pollak, Paris. Mathias Fels, Paris. Dr Richard and Dorothy Rodgers Collection, New York (acquired in 1960). Their sale, Christie's New York, 11 November 1992, lot 22. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.