Georges Rouault (French, 1871-1958) La Sainte Face (esquisse)

Description:

Georges Rouault (French, 1871-1958)

La Sainte Face (esquisse), 1921
Unsigned, identified on a label from Hammer Galleries, New York, on the backing.
Ink wash on paper, sheet size 4 3/4 x 4 in. (12.1 x 10.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Tape hinged along top edge to backing mat, subtle rippling.

Literature: Dorival, Bernard and Isabelle Rouault, Rouault l'Oeuvre Peint, Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1988, no. 864.

Provenance: Estate of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (née Braman) Grasso, Essex, Connecticut.

N.B. We wish to thank Jean-Yves Rouault and Anne-Marie Agulhon of the Fondation Georges Rouault for their assistance with cataloguing the lot.

Estimate $3,000-5,000

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