Maurice Utrillo
1883 - 1955
Le Chateau. Um 1920.
Oil on panel, cradled.
Signed in lower right. 60 x 74 cm (23.6 x 29.1 in).

• After a period dominated by light tones, Utrillo attained his 'color painting' in the 1920s.
• In 1995, the Musée Utrillo-Valadon was opened in Sannois.
• The village and city scenes in particular are typical motifs of the École de Paris artist.
• Paintings by Maurice Utrillo can be found at, among others. the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Hiroshima Museum of Art, Hiroshima (Japan) and the Musee d'Orsay, Paris.

Accompanied by a photo authentication issued by Hélène Bruneau, owner of Maurice Utrillo's moral rights, and by Suzanne Valadon, president of Comité Utrillo-Valadon, on July 20, 2022. The work will be included into the forthcoming catalogue raisonné.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany.

Good overall impression. The painting is strongly varnished. Slight craqueleur in places with isolated losses of color. The margins of the painting with rubbing and occasional losses of color due to framing. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.
For information concerning the condition, please view the high resolution image / backside image.