Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Part I: Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculptures
Monday, 23 June 2025, 06:00 pm

Chaim Soutine, Glaïeuls blancs
Chaim Soutine, Glaïeuls blancs

Lot 37

Chaim Soutine, 1893-1943

Glaïeuls blancs, approx. 1919

Oil on canvas.
H 406 mm W 241 mm.

Signed lower right: Soutine. (Frame).

Provenance:
Collection Georges Blache, Versailles;
Private collection France;
Hôtel Rameau, Versailles, 31. May 1961;
Georges Simenon, Belgium/Switzerland (acquired at the above auction);
Estate Georges Simenon, Switzerland.

Exhibition:
Musée d'Art Moderne de Céret, Chaïm Soutine - Céret 1919-1922, 24. June - 15. October 2000.

Expertise:
Written certificate of authenticity by Esti Dunow, New York, 15. March 2025.
The work will be included in the edition III of the catalogue raisonné of Chaim Soutine, which is currently being prepared by Esti Dunow.

Literature:
Pierre Courthion. Soutine - Peintre du déchirant. Lausanne: Edita, 1972. N° F, Illustration page 193;
Exhibition catalogue. Soutine - Céret 1919-1922. Céret: Musée d’art moderne de Céret, 2000. Illustration page 514.

CHF80'000 / 120'000
EUR84'000 / 120'000
USD92'000 / 130'000

Sold for CHF 90'000 (excl. buyers premium)