Louis SOUTTER (1871-1942), "Allah Allah", Indian ink on lined paper. Between 1923 and 1930. Titled on the back "Allah Allah". H. 22 x 17.8 cm In the depths of his white, lined or squared school notebooks, Soutter developed a series of religious buildings: mosques, Orthodox churches and synagogues, whose squares and façades he enlivened with his violinist's rhythmic, vibrating strokes, typical of his musical practice. He continued to play and teach the violin throughout the 1920s, a period marked by the blossoming of his pictorial work. Julie Borgeaud Condition: very minor damage to left edge Provenance: Collection H.-L. Mermod then Françoise Mermod then Catherine Clerc-de Goumöens Reference: Bibliography: Michel THEVOZ, "Louis Soutter: Catalogue de l'œuvre", Edition L'Âge d'homme, Zurich, work reproduced on page 67, ref. 467. Exhibition: Catalogue of the exhibition Louis Soutter, le tremblement de la modernité, curated by Julie Borgeaud, p. 79, Fage éditions, Lyon, 2012.