323 - Dora MAAR (Henriette Théodora Markovitch, known as) (1907–1997). Still Life with Clay Pots, June 1945. Oil on canvas, signed and dated on the back. 116 x 88.5 cm.Label on the reverse from the Musée d’Histoire et d’Art, Saint-Denis, Paul Eluard Exhibition, March 30–June 1, 1963, and a label bearing the name of the owner at the time, “Jean Marcenac.”Provenance: - Formerly in the Paul Eluard collection (according to the catalog of the 1963 exhibition in Saint-Denis). - Jean Marcenac Collection. - [...]. - Private collection, Paris.Exhibition: – Paul Eluard, Musée de Saint-Denis, March 30–June 1, 1963, section “Evocation of Paul Eluard’s Study,” no. 482 (Jean Marcenac Collection).After her breakup with Pablo Picasso in the early 1940s, Dora Maar turned away from photography to devote herself to painting. During the Occupation and the postwar period, she produced, in particular, intimate still lifes featuring everyday objects...A poet, writer, journalist, and close friend of Paul Éluard, Jean Marcenac (1913–1984) contributed to various publications about him..In particular, he actively collaborated on the catalog for the “Paul Éluard” exhibition at the Municipal Museum of Art and History in Saint-Denis in 1963, during which this work was exhibited..Jean Marcenac made significant donations to the Saint-Denis Museum (renamed the Paul Éluard Museum in 2019), enriching the collection focused on Éluard and Surrealism.The work we are presenting was exhibited at the Saint-Denis Museum in 1963, in the section titled “Evocation of Paul Eluard’s Study,” which included a collection of works, furniture, and objects that had belonged to Paul Eluard. These items were gathered from several private collections, and the works have since changed hands.

Dora MAAR (Henriette Théodora Markovitch, known as) (1907–1997). Still Life with Clay Pots, June 1945. Oil on canvas, signed and dated on the back. 116 x 88.5 cm.Label on the reverse from the Musée d’Histoire et d’Art, Saint-Denis, Paul Eluard Exhibition, March 30–June 1, 1963, and a label bearing the name of the owner at the time, “Jean Marcenac.”Provenance: - Formerly in the Paul Eluard collection (according to the catalog of the 1963 exhibition in Saint-Denis). - Jean Marcenac Collection. - [...]. - Private collection, Paris.Exhibition: – Paul Eluard, Musée de Saint-Denis, March 30–June 1, 1963, section “Evocation of Paul Eluard’s Study,” no. 482 (Jean Marcenac Collection).After her breakup with Pablo Picasso in the early 1940s, Dora Maar turned away from photography to devote herself to painting. During the Occupation and the postwar period, she produced, in particular, intimate still lifes featuring everyday objects...A poet, writer, journalist, and close friend of Paul Éluard, Jean Marcenac (1913–1984) contributed to various publications about him..In particular, he actively collaborated on the catalog for the “Paul Éluard” exhibition at the Municipal Museum of Art and History in Saint-Denis in 1963, during which this work was exhibited..Jean Marcenac made significant donations to the Saint-Denis Museum (renamed the Paul Éluard Museum in 2019), enriching the collection focused on Éluard and Surrealism.The work we are presenting was exhibited at the Saint-Denis Museum in 1963, in the section titled “Evocation of Paul Eluard’s Study,” which included a collection of works, furniture, and objects that had belonged to Paul Eluard. These items were gathered from several private collections, and the works have since changed hands. Lot offered by Astrid Guillon Auction House