38 Jean METZINGER (1883-1956) Study for "La femme au verre Ink over pencil lines on paper Signed lower right 24.2 x 18.3 cm A certificate of authenticity by Marc Ottavi dated April 14, 2023 to the purchaser. The work will be included in the Catalogue raisonné of Jean Metzinger's work, currently being prepared by the Comité Metzinger. History : Study for the painting "La femme au verre", and deposited by the Center Pompidou to the Musée d'Art Moderne de Troyes (Aube). Provenance: Given by Suzanne Phocas, the painter's wife, to Jacqueline Plessis Bernadac (producer of a documentary on Jean Metzinger). Then by by descent to the previous owner.

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