Maurice Utrillo, La Gare de Belleville sur Saône (Rhône)

Property from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Louis Fodor, Cleveland
Maurice Utrillo
1883 - 1955
La Gare de Belleville sur Saône (Rhône)

Signed Maurice, Utrillo, V. (lower right)
Oil on canvas
19 3/4 by 24 in. (50.2 by 61 cm)
Framed: 26 by 30 1/4 in. (66 by 76.8 cm)
Painted circa 1920.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Utrillo-Valadon.

Condition Report:
The canvas is lined. The canvas is slightly dirty and might benefit from a cleaning. Some minor frame abrasion and associated pindot losses to the left and right edges. Some extremely minor pigment shrinkage to the black pigments of the figures. Under UV light: Minor strokes of inpainting to the top and right edges to address frame abrasion. An additional pindot stroke to the lower left quadrant and to one of the figures at center left, with an additional nailhead size area of inpainting to the foliage at center right. This work is in good condition.

Provenance:
Private Collection, Europe (and sold: Sotheby's, London, December 1, 1965, lot 107)
Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired at the above sale)
Falsetti Collection, Europe (and sold: Sotheby's, London, April 1, 1981, lot 55)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection, New York (and sold: Sotheby’s, New York, November 14, 1985, lot 298)
Acquired at the above sale