MAURICE UTRILLO (1883-1955)
Rue Cortot à Montmartre
signed 'Maurice, Utrillo, V,' (lower right) and inscribed 'Montmartre,' (lower left)
oil on canvas
14 1/2 x 11 7/16 in (36.8 x 29 cm)
Painted circa 1938
Footnotes:
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Utrillo-Valadon. This work will be included in the forthcoming volume of the Maurice Utrillo catalogue raisonné, currently being prepared.

Provenance
Myron J. Israël Collection, Montreal, by 1962.
Sale: Doyle, New York, November 9, 2022, lot 17.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature
P. Pétridès, L'oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, vol. III, Paris, 1969, no. 1829 (illustrated p. 193; titled 'Rue à Montmartre').

The artist's studio was located at 12 rue Cortot where he lived with his mother, the artist Suzanne Valadon.

Light frame rubbing to the right and lower edges. An artist pinhole to the upper center edge. Craquelure to the building facades. The canvas undulates. Light spots of surface dirt throughout the composition. Examination under Ultra-Violet light reveals: no apparent signs of retouching or inpainting. Subject to the foregoing, it is in our opinion that the work appears to be in good condition.