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ALINE GAGNAIRE (1911-1997)
Surrealist Composition
signed and dated 'GAGNAIRE 45' (lower right)
oil on canvas
39 ¼ x 31 ⅞ in. (99.7 x 81 cm.)
Painted in 1945.
Provenance
Vera and Arturo Schwarz, Milan
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1998
Exhibited
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Dreaming with Open Eyes: The Vera, Silvia and Arturo Schwarz Collection of Dada and Surrealist Art in the Israel Museum, December 2000-June 2001, p. 160, no. 270 (illustrated).
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Surrealism and Beyond in the Israel Museum, February-August 2007.
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Aline Gagnaire (1911-1997)was a French painter who belonged to the surrealist movement under the Occupation.

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