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Street in Sannois

Maker

Maurice Utrillo (Artists)
1883-1955

Title

Street in Sannois

Date of Production

c. 1912

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 54 cm (canvas)
Width: 81 cm (canvas)

Accession Number

P.1932.SC.467

Mode of Acquisition

Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1932

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2023

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords







Label Text

Maurice Utrillo is known for his depictions of Paris and its outskirts, in which figures are
often incidental or completely absent. This view shows a street in Sannois, a village about
16 kilometres north of Paris where he spent time being treated for alcoholism. The painting
belongs to the artist’s ‘white period’, during which he became fascinated by white buildings,
even adding plaster to his oil paint to achieve their texture and tone. Utrillo chose not to
varnish this work, ensuring that it retained a matte, chalky quality akin to the houses he
depicted.

Provenance

Samuel Courtauld gift, 1932

Exhibition History

The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998

The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998

Literature

The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : signed : bottom right & recto : : Maurice Utrillo

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