Museum-Go-Round

Notes from a May 12th, 1987 Sotheby's catalog: "signed; also signed, titled and dated 68 on the verso mixed media with collage on board " 29 3/8 by 20 5/8 " 75.5 by 52.5 cm. " Provenance: The Mayor Gallery, London " Exhibited: New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Surrealism In Art , 1975, no. 63" "$25,000 - 35,000"

Full title: "L'Astronaute Aime Aime Passer L'Hiver A St. Moritz" Notes from a May 16th, 1986 Christie's catalog: "signed lower right... Oil and collage on metal laid down on panel "Image size: 16 1/4 X 13 1/2 " (41.3 x 34.2 cm.) "Mount Size: 19 7/8 X 16 7/8" (50.5 x 43 cm.) "Painted in 1968, Provenance: Alexander Iolas, Paris (acquired directly from the artist) "$20,000 - 30,000)"

I swear that I didn't plan for September to be Potato Month. It just happened! From a 1983 exhibition catalog. Images published by Petersburg Press.

Clockwise from upper left: "Colossal Baked Potato In A Landscape," 1971 "Soft Picasso Cufflink," 1973 "Notes In Hand," 1972 Source and credits same as previous.

Notes from a November 13, 1985 Christie's catalog: "signed-- pen and black ink on Japan paper "19 5/8 X 15 1/2 in. (50 X 39.5 cm.) "Provenance Gallery G. Wichita Kansas "In a letter dated September 26, 1985, Tokuschichi Hasegawa, of the Galerie Nichido, Tokyo, confirms the authenticity of this drawing. "$7,000 - 9,000"

Notes from a May 15th, 1986 Christie's catalogue: "signed lower right L. Foujita-- signed and dated on the reverse L. Foujita VI 60- oil on canvas "10 1/4 X 8 1/4 in. (27.3 X 22.2 cm.) "Photo-certificate no. 18.580 from Galerie Petrides dated March 19, 1986 accompanies this painting." "$80,000 - 100,000"

Notes from a May 15th, 1986 Christie's catalogue: "signed lower left Marc Chagall -- gouache and watercolor with red wax crayon and pen and black ink over pencil on paper, 18 1/2 X 14 1/8 in. (47 X 35.8 cm.) "Painted in 1975, Provenance Galerie Maeght, New York, $80,000-100,000."

Notes from a November 13th, 1986 Christie's catalogue: "signed and inscribed 'VENICE'-- gouache, watercolor, pastel and brush and black ink on paper 25 1/4 X 20 1/4 in. (64.1 X 51.4 cm.) "Provenance Niveau Gallery, New York, $65,000-85,000."

Shown slightly larger than original size. Notes from a May 15th, 1986 Christie's catalog: "Signed lower left Magritte -- signed again, inscribed and dated on the reverse Magritte La Place au Soleil 1956 -- pen and India ink of paper "10 1/8 X 7 1/4 in. (26 X 19.5 cm.) "Drawn in 1956. "Provenance: Marcel Havrenne, Brussles (acquired as a gift from the artist and thence by descent to the present owner) "There are two known paintings of this composition; a smaller version (collection of Mr. and Mrs. John de Cuevas, New York) and a larger one (formerly owned by the late Eleanor Hodes). There is also a preliminary pencil drawing for the female figure (collection Robert Rauschenberg, New York). This figure is based on Botticelli's Primavera (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florerence) "$18,000-22,000"