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Maurice Estève

(France 1904–2001)

Title
Vivarium
Year
1947
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on hardboard
Dimensions

81.0 x 65.0cm board; 97.6 x 81.4 x 4.5cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., grey paint "Estève 47". Signed and dated u.r. verso, green paint Estève/ 1947/ ...".
Credit
Purchased 1953
Accession number
9012
Location
Not on display
Provenance (1)

Louis Carré Gallery (France), France, Purchased by the AGNSW from Louis Carré Gallery 1953. Purchased from the exhibition 'French Painting Today' touring Australian State Galleries.

Bibliography (4)

Author Unknown, The Adelaide Festival of Arts 1960: Souvenir catalogue of special exhibitions at the National Gallery of South Australia, Unknown, 1960. cat. no. 2

Queensland Art Gallery (Australia, estab. 1895) (Author), French Art from Australian collections, Brisbane, 1959. cat.no. 38

Pierre Francastel (Author), Estève, Paris, 1956, 72, 73 (illus.). as in a private collection

Author Unknown (Author), French Painting Today, Unknown, 1953, 20. cat.no. 37

Exhibition history (10)

Oeuvres d'Estève de 1935 à 1947, Louis Carré Gallery, 09 Apr 1948–30 May 1948.

French Painting Today, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Jan 1953–Feb 1953.

French Painting Today, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 27 Feb 1953–29 Mar 1953.

French Painting Today, Queensland Art Gallery, Apr 1953–May 1953.

French Painting Today, National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], Jun 1953–Jul 1953.

French Painting Today, Art Gallery of South Australia, Aug 1953–Aug 1953.

French Painting Today, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Sep 1953–Sep 1953.

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1953, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 10 Mar 1954–04 Apr 1954.

French art from Australian collections, Queensland Art Gallery, Jun 1959–Jul 1959.

Paintings by European masters: Adelaide Festival of Arts 1960, National Gallery of South Australia, 12 Mar 1960–26 Mar 1960.