MAURICE UTRILLO (Paris 1883-1955 Dax) Château de Versailles. Circa 1952. Oil on panel. Signed lower right: Maurice, Utrillo, V. 33.5 × 41 cm. Certificate: Jean Fabris et Gilbert Pétridès, Pierrefitte, 24.1.1992. Provenance: - Sale Hôtel des Ventes, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1922. - Sale Les Floralies, Versailles, 1992. - Sale Hôtel des Ventes de Bourg en Bresse, Bourg-en-Bresse, 20 June 1993, lot 52. - Private collection, Monaco, acquired at the above auction and thence by descent. Literature: Jean Fabris: Utrillo. Sa vie, son œuvre, Paris 1982, p. 97 (with ill.). Maurice Utrillo painted this work in 1952 especially for the rescue of the Château de Versailles. A postcard based on this painting was printed and sold in aid of the restoration of the castle, together with a stamp issued by the PTT, which in turn depicts this very motif. * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration. ------------------------------------------------- MAURICE UTRILLO (Paris 1883-1955 Dax) Château de Versailles. Circa 1952. Oil on wood. Signed lower right: Maurice, Utrillo, V. 33.5 × 41 cm. Expertise: Jean Fabris et Gilbert Pétridès, Pierrefitte, 24 January 1992. Provenance: - Auction Hôtel des Ventes, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1922. - Auction Les Floralies, Versailles, 1992. - Auction Hôtel des Ventes de Bourg en Bresse, Bourg-en-Bresse, 20 June 1993, lot 52. - Private collection Monaco, acquired at the above auction and by inheritance to the present owners. Literature: Jean Fabris: Utrillo. Sa vie, son œuvre, Paris 1982, p. 97 (with illus.). Maurice Utrillo painted this picture in 1952 especially for the rescue of the Château de Versailles. A postcard based on this work was printed and sold in aid of the restoration of the château, together with a stamp issued by the PTT, which in turn depicts this very motif. These objects marked with an asterisk (*) are fully subject to VAT, i.e. VAT is charged on the hammer price plus the buyer's premium. Buyers who present a legally stamped export declaration will be reimbursed the VAT.