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June 14, 2011

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LOT 12

Lot 12

Stanley Meltzoff (1917-2006)

Stanley Meltzoff (1917-2006)
Lot 12 Details
Stanley Meltzoff (1917-2006), American

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A CHILD HOLDING A PUPPET WITH BALLERINA, MARIE-JEANNE PELUS DE QUESADA, AT AGE 26 WITH HER MOTHER, CARLA PELUS

Oil on panel; signed and dated Fevrier 1947 on the pages of the book.
56" x 45" — 142.2 x 114.3 cm.

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $3,690
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

Private Collection, United States

Note:

Marie-Jeanne Pelus was born in New York in 1920. In 1940, she was the first American ballerina in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She retired in 1954.

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