LEOPOLD SURVAGE (1879-1968) The escaped bull, 1932 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 114 x 147 cm Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 44 7/8 x 57 7/8 in. Provenance Private collection Exhibition Galerie Jacques Verrière, Paris, 19 January - 19 February 1972 (label on back) Les Sables d'Olonnes, summer 1975 (label on back) Bibliography Jeanine Warnod, "Léopold Survage", André de Rache éditeur, Brussels, 1983, work reproduced on p. 84. Daniel Abadie, "Survage, les Années Héroïques", Anthèse, 1993, reproduced in colour on p. 151. A certificate of authenticity from Madame Marie Bertin dated 23 December 1987 will be given to the buyer. A certificate of authenticity from Mr Eric Brosset dated 11 May 2005 will be given to the buyer. Two studies by the artist for the Escaped Bull series are included: - Bull and figure Pencil and stump on paper Signed lower right, and artist's studio stamp lower left 27 x 21 cm - Study of Bull and Water Bearer, 1939 Pencil on paper Stamped in the artist's studio lower left and dated lower right 12 x 10 cm