(Bordeaux, 1885 – Paris, 1962)
La Lecture au Jardin, Circa 1913
Pen ink on paper
Signed lower right A. LHOTE.
13.5 x 19.2 cm
Provenance :
- Estate of the artist
- Private collection, France
Certificate of authenticity by Mrs. Dominique Bermann-Martin, Paris on 19 October 2023
In 1913, the Cubist painter André Lhote produced a number of Cubist works depicting scenes from everyday life with several characters. These include the small oil painting Les Fortifs and the charming ink drawing La Lecture au Jardin. In the latter, three figures and a cat are quietly relaxing outdoors. The male figure in the foreground could be the artist himself, who liked to wear a moustache, as the photograph taken of him in 1925 attests.
André LHOTE
LES FORTIFS, 1913
Oil on canvas
Private collection
André Lhote in 1925 photographed by Edmond Boissonnet