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LOT 154

Lot 154

Ivan Puni (Jean Pougny) (1890-1956)

Ivan Puni (Jean Pougny) (1890-1956)
Lot 154 Details
Ivan Puni (Jean Pougny) (1890-1956), Russian/French

L'HOMME AU CHAPEAU MELON

graphite on paper
stamp-signed lower right
6.5 x 4.3 in — 16.5 x 10.9 cm

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $8,125
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Ivan Puni (Jean Pougny) (1890-1956)
  • Ivan Puni (Jean Pougny) (1890-1956)
  • Ivan Puni (Jean Pougny) (1890-1956)
  • Ivan Puni (Jean Pougny) (1890-1956)
Provenance:

Collection of Madame Pougny, Paris, France
Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Jan 1971
Collection of Mr. David Ellis Jones, London, UK
Collection of Mr. Jacques Speiregen, Cannes, France
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 7 Nov 1979, lot 145
Collection of Ms. Ada Halbreich, New York, NY
Private Collection, Cedar Valley, Ontario
Waddington's Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 16 May 2006, lot 292
Private Collection, Ontario

Literature:

H. Berninger & J.A. Cartier, Jean Pougny (Iwan Puni) 1892-1956, Catalogue de l'œuvre, vol. I, Les Années d'avant-garde, Russie-Berlin, 1910-1923, Zurich, 1972, no. 263.

Note:

Berninger compares this work to Pougny's famous work Musician of Berlin, 1921, cat #68. Beringer further states that this drawing was originally on a larger sheet (25 x 35 cm).

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good overall condition.

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