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ANDRÉ DERAIN (1880-1954)
Tête de jeune femme
signed 'Derain' (lower right)
sanguine on paper
24 3/4 x 18 7/8 in. (62.8 x 48 cm.)
Executed in 1925-1930
Provenance
The Zwemmer Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above in the 1920s.
Literature
C. Hussey, 'Fyfield Manor, Wiltshire - III. The Home of the Earl and Countess of Avon', in Country Life, no. 3370, London, 5 October 1961, p. 753.
D. Sutton, 'A Statesman's Collection', in Apollo, June 1969, London, no. 16, p. 466 (illustrated p. 467, titled 'Portrait head').
R. D. Thorpe, Eden. The Life and Times of Anthony Eden First Earl of Avon, 1897-1977, London 2011.
Exhibited
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of Lord Avon, January – March 1966, p. 3 (titled 'Portrait head'; with incorrect dimensions).
Special notice
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Please note that the correct date for this work is 1925-1930 and that the Comité André Derain has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Please note that the correct date for this work is 1925-1930 and that the Comité André Derain has confirmed the authenticity of this work.