Chaïm Soutine (1893-1943), Femme à la poupée

Chaïm Soutine (1893-1943)
Femme à la poupée
signed 'C. Soutine' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 25 5/8 in. (80.8 x 65.1 cm.)
Painted in 1923-1924

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Provenance
Henri Bing, Paris.
Valentine Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the late owner, circa 1960.

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GRETA GARBO

Literature
P. Courthion, Soutine: Peintre du déchirant, Lausanne, 1972, p. 223 (illustrated fig. D).