$1,397
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
What Do You See? The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Part II
Auction: February 28, 2024 at 12 PM ET
Signed 'G. Severini' bottom right; also signed and dedicated “A Monsieur l'Abbe D… en témoignage de respect et de gratitude” in ink bottom right, gouache on paper
Sheet size: 5 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. (14.9 x 25.7cm)
Sotheby's, London, sale of October 25, 1995, lot 139.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The present Lot was executed circa 1925-26 as a project for one of the murals in the church in Semsales, Switzerland. At the time, Severini was commissioned by the Swiss architect Fernando Dumas to decorate the interior of the church with mural paintings.