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Street in Sannois
Maker
Maurice Utrillo (Artists)
1883-1955
1883-1955
Title
Street in Sannois
Date of Production
c. 1912
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 54 cm (canvas)
Width: 81 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.
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
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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