Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966), , Composition

Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966)CompositionSigned and dated 29 bottom left, oil on canvas.34 1/16 x 44 13/16 in. (86.5 x 113.8cm)PROVENANCE:The Artist.Collection of La France Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (acquired directly from the above).Miami Museum of Modern Art, Miami, Florida.Parke-Bernet, November 24, 1962, no. 171.Estate of Israel London, New York, New York.Sotheby's, New York, "Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Paintings, Drawings and Watercolors," January 20, 1973, lot 90.Collection of Dr. Henry and Mrs. Fannie Levine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (acquired directly from the above sale).LITERATURE:Gérard Denizeau and Simone Lurçat, L’oeuvre Peint de Jean Lurçat: Catalogue Raisonné, 1910-1965, Lausanne: Acatos, 1998, no. 1929-12.NOTE:We gratefully acknowledge the Fondation Jean et Simone Lurçat, Paris for their assistance in cataloguing this work.Please see Lot 6 for more information about the artist.