Lot no. 66
Joseph SIMA (1891-1971) Landscape of Brie, 1950. Oil on canvas signed and dated lower right. On the back of the canvas annotated on the back 'Paysage 1950'. On the stretcher: label of the Paul Facchetti gallery, 17 rue de Lille, Paris, label of the transporter Lemoine Pérignon et Cie Paysage de Brie, 1950, n°95, label of the Sima exhibition in Ratilly in 1973 collection Mr Bonnasse, label in red ink: 'Krajina V Brie, 1950 n°4. 97 x 130 cm Provenance: Madame Paul Facchetti, ParisGalerie Paul Facchetti, ParisM. Pierre Bonnasse, Paris Exhibitions: "Sima" Musée National d'Art Moderne Paris, 7 November - 23 December 1968, preface Jean Leymarie, described and reproduced on pages 66-67. Hommage à Joseph Sima" Château de Ratilly, 23 June - 16 September 1973, described in the catalogue under no. 4. In the same catalogue, the acknowledgements page lists the names of Mr Pierre Bonnasse, the owner at the time, and Mr and Mrs Paul Facchetti, the artist's gallery owner.