Jean POUGNY (Kuokkala 1892-Paris 1956)
Rue de Paris
Circa 1932-1933
Oil on canvas
46 x 56 cm
Signed lower right "Pougny".
On the back on the frame, an old label partially torn and the mention of provenance David Richardson.
"The impression of enchantment that the spectator feels in front of the works of this craftsman doubled of a magician holds with multiple causes. Pougny draws by color. His art excludes any preconceived system.
It is sensitive, vibrant, quivering. It betrays a subtle visual intelligence... "
Waldemar Georges
In Peintre, September 15, 1955
Provenance:
Private collection, United States
Private collection, Paris
Bibliography :
H. Berninger, Pougny, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Ernst Wasmuth, Tübingen, 1992, vol. 2, reproduced on p. 126 under n° 434.
