Christian Bérard - Design: Online Auction New York Wednesday, February 3, 2021 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Virgil Thomson, acquired directly from the artist, 1927
    Sotheby's, New York, "The Estate of Virgil Thompson," October 11, 1990, lot 60
    Geoffrey Beene, New York
    Sotheby's, New York, "The Collection of Geoffrey Beene," September 23-24, 2005, lot 98
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    The artist's first solo exhibition, Galerie Pierre, Paris, 1927

  • Literature

    Boris Kochno, Christian Bérard, London, 1988, illustrated p. 10

Property from an Important Collection

26

Portrait of Walter Shaw

circa 1927
Oil and beeswax on board, painted and gilt wood frame.
38 1/2 x 27 3/4 in. (97.8 x 70.5 cm)

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000 

Sold for $17,640

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Design: Online Auction

Online Auction 3 - 10 February 2021