ROUAULT Georges (1871-1958) Two Prussian soldiers,... Lot 72

ROUAULT Georges (1871-1958) Two Prussian soldiers, 1915 Gouache and watercolor on paper, signed and dated Height : 42,5 : 42.5 ; Width : 32.5 cm Provenance : George Gershwin, New York Frances Gershwin-Godowsky, by descent Private collection, Monaco Exhibitions: Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1936 Wadsworth Atheneum, The Music Makers, Hartford, 1959 Bibliography: The Music Makers, exhibition catalog, Wadsworth Antheneum, Hartford, 1959, p.3 This work will be included in Isabelle Rouault's forthcoming catalog raisonné. : In The Music Maker exhibition catalog, Charles Cunningham writes: "It's easy to understand what Gershwin expressed when he said, 'I'd like to compose music like Rouault paints. to compose music as Rouault paints". Rouault was indeed the composer's whose expressive power he loved. LOT SOLD UNDER THE TEMPORARY IMPORTATION REGIME. A 5.5% FEE IS DUE IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL FEE.