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Roland Penrose (London, 1900 - Chiddingly, 1984)
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Roland Penrose (London, 1900 - Chiddingly, 1984)

Beauty Prize, 1932
Oil and collage on canvas
Signed lower right
60×45cm
Provenance:
- Paul Eluard Collection, Paris
- Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn Collection, Paris
Exhibition: London, New Burlington Galleries, “International Surrealist Exhibition,” June 12 - July 4, 1936
Bibliography:
- H. Read, “Surrealism,” Faber & Faber, London, 1936, reproduced under no. 73
- V. Bjerke-Petersen, "Surrealismens Billedverden," Copenhagen, Arthur Jensens Forlag, 1937, reproduced on p. 48
- “London Bulletin,” no. 17, June 15, 1939, reproduced on p. 19
- Jean-Charles Gateau, "Eluard, Picasso et la peinture (1936-1952)," Droz, 1982, reproduced in black and white on p.250
- Roland Penrose, "Eighty Years of Surrealism (1900-1981)," Éditions Cercle d'art, Paris, 1983, reproduced in black and white on p.67

Estimate
20 000 / 30 000 €
Result (Buyer’s fees and taxes included)
60 352 €