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ALINE GAGNAIRE (1911-1997)
La transformation
signed and dated ‘Aline Gagnaire 45’ (lower left); signed again, titled and dated again 'A. Gagnaire 1945 La Transformation' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
31 ⅞ x 25 ¾ in. (81 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted in 1945.
Provenance
Vera and Arturo Schwarz, Milan
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1998
Exhibited
Marseille, Centre de la Vieille Charité, La Planète Affolée, April-June 1987.
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. 271 (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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