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Inv. n°: CL1654

Geneviève pensive

Signed 'F. Gilot' (lower right); inscribed and dated '-geneviève - pensive -1942' (on the reverse)

Unframed; 61 x 50 cm - Framed; 73,2 x 62,3 x 4,5 cm
1942
Oil on canvas

Provenance

  • Acquired directly from the artists by the previous owner in the early 1990s
  • Acquired at Christie's, Private Sales, New York, 2026

Publications

  • Françoise Gilot: the early years, 1940-1955, Elkon Gallery, New York, 1998
  • Y. Yoakum, Françoise Gilot, Monograph, 1940-2000, Lausanne, 2000, pp. 117 and 436 (illustrated p. 116)
  • Françoise Gilot, Ursinus College, Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, 2001
  • Genius: Picasso, Episode 3, TV-series, National Geographic Channel, directed by Kevin Hooks, 2018
  • Luca Rossi, "Versailles entre art et pouvoir : dix œuvres racontent l’histoire du palais du Roi-Soleil", Quaderni di Viaggio di Finestra sull’Arte, 2026, https://www.finestresullarte.info/fr/voyage/sur-la-cote-d-azur-il-existe-un-musee-qui-reecrit-l-histoire-de-l-art-sans-avoir-besoin-de-slogans
  • Tanja Stojanov, "Urban Guide", Cote Magazine, , p.105

Exhibitions

  • Françoise Gilot, Madeleine Decré, Paris, France, 1943
  • Françoise Gilot: the early years 1940-1955, Elkon Gallery, New York, USA, October 1, 1998 — November 1, 1998
  • Françoise Gilot, Ursinus College, Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, USA, summer 2001
  • FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France, from May 2026 to present day

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