Inv. n°: CL904

Claude with a Banana

Signed F. Gilot and dated -1949- (lower right). Dedicated pour Claude (lower left). Surrealism.

Unframed: h. 65.4 x w. 50.2 cm Framed: h. 102.2 x w. 86.7 cm

1949

Pencil and crayon on paper

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Provenance

  • Vincent Mann Gallery, New Orleans
  • Acquired at Sotheby's, Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, New York, 2020, lot 124

Publications

  • Sotheby's, Impressionist & Modern Art Sale, 2020, [On-line]. Available at:https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/impressionist-modern-art-day-sale/francoise-gilot-claude-with-a-banana
  • S. Baskind, "Figuring the Figurative: Women Artists at FAMM", FAMM - Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France, Merrell and FAMM, May 2025, p. 82

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