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Lot Essay
During Jean Dupas' residency at the Villa Medici in Rome, Italy, he produced 'Les Pigeons Blancs', a painting depicting four female nudes in an idyllic landscape surrounded by fluttering white pigeons while two parrots play with an assortment of fruit. This work was presented at the 1922 Salon des Artistes Français where it received a gold medal and much acclaim. The painting is said to be Dupas' last work produced in Rome and has since been lost. However, studies of the piece, such as the present drawing, provide an alluring insight into the artist's process and rise to success as one of the most renowned Art Deco artist and designer of the twentieth century.
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image three: Jean Dupas, Les Pigeons Blancs on the cover of Renaissance de l’Art Français, February 1922. Photo: findartdoc.com
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Overall condition commensurate with age and handling. The paper hinged along all four corners from the verso to the front matting. The paper with slight undulation, toning, and a few scattered pinpoints of foxing as can be expected with age. The paper with artist's tackholes (approximately 40) concentrated to the outer edges, not within the composition. Residue, presumably a vestige from a prior hinging, along the left edge of the verso and top two corners. No tears or restorations detected. Work is presently framed. Christie's does not guarantee the condition of the frame.
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Lot 24Sale 19675
Study for 'Les Pigeons Blancs', 1920JEAN DUPAS (1882-1964)Estimate: USD 6,000 - 8,000
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