'Apples on Mantelpiece'. 1929-30. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Provenance: John Levy Gallery. NY; with John A.Torson, NY. Literature: James Thrall Soby, 'Tchelitchew: Paintings and Drawings'. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. 1942, pages. 21. (catalogue list page 91). Exhibited: 'Tchelitchew: Paintings and Drawings'. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. October 28- November 29, 1942. (# 18). Note: Late in 1929, Techelitchew moved into a new Paris apartment on the rue de Vaugirard which he decorated with a dark brown marble mantel and with pale blue and yellow walls. During this period he is known to have completed six to seven still lifes of apples lying on the brown mantelpiece or in a wire basket and seen against the pale blue background of his studio. Property of a Greenwich, CT collection. Dimensions: 25.625" h x 21.25" w. Frame: 34.25" h x 30" w.

The condition is consistent with the age and the materials of the work which may indicate imperfections. Unlined. Dirt, dust, and grime. Dirty varnish, Craquelure. Stretcher bar creasing, Sensitive repaired tear restoration. Please examine photos to thoroughly evaluate each piece