Dora Maar

LOT 47 DORA MAAR 1907 - 1997 NATURE MORTE A LA BASSINE ET A LA TASSE AND NATURE MORTE: TWO WORKS the first: signed Dora Maar and dated 47 (on the stretcher) the second: signed Dora Maar and dated 45 (on the stretcher) both oil on canvas the first: 10 3/4 by 13 3/4 in. 27.4 by 35 cm the second: 18 1/4 by 21 5/8 in. 46.3 by 55 cm

111 PROPERTY OF A CHICAGO COLLECTOR DORA MAAR Christian Berard’s Head Posed at Edge of Basin of Water, Appearing to Float in the Water at the House of la Vicomtesse de Noailles , 1930s Gelatin silver print. 6 5/8 x 9 in. (16.8 x 22.9 cm) Estate 'DM/1998' stamp on the verso. ESTIMATE $8,000 - 12,000 PROVENANCE The Estate of Dora Maar Les photographies de Dora Maar , Piasa, Paris, 20 November 1998, lot 145 LITERATURE Bulfinch Press, Picasso's Weeping Woman: The Life and Art of Dora Maar , p. 33 Contact Specialist Request Condtion Report Recieve Email alerts Lots 101 through 135 feature Property of a Chicago Collector . Offering a wide historical range from the classic to the contemporary, these 35 lots touch upon defining moments across 100 years of photography, including some of the most revered names in the field,... Read More... View catalogue Purchase catalogue Annual subscriptions

193. Dora Maar (1907-1997) Profile Portrait with Glasses and Hat, early 1930s Gelatin silver print with photogram effect, Dora Maar sale stamp on mount verso, 28.6 x 21.8cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/2in) Provenance: The Estate of Dora Maar; Les Photographies de Dora Maar, Piasa, 19th November 1999, lot 46 Literature: Mary Ann Caws, Dora Maar: With and Without Picasso, 2001, p.18 variant Dora Maar may be best known as one of Picasso’’s muses but she was a talented artist in her own right. In the later 1920s she shared a darkroom with Brassai who persuaded her to choose photography over painting as a career. This image, dating from the early years of surrealism, shows how she experimented with different techniques, scraping and working on the negative and superimposing a photogram of glass bottoms.

Lot Description DORA MAAR (1907-1997) Paul Eluard, vers 1935 tirage argentique postérieur tampon 'DM 1998' (au verso) 24 x 18.3 cm. (9½ x 7¼ in.) On y joint une photographie anonyme représentant Paul Eluard. Special Notice " f " : In addition to the regular Buyer's Premium, a commission of 5.5% (i.e. 6.578% inclusive of V. A. T.) will be charged to the Buyer. It will be refunded to the Buyer upon proof of export of the lot outside the European Union within the legal time limit. Post-Lot Text GELATIN SILVER PRINT, PRINTED LATER; WITH ANOTHER ANONYMOUS PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SITTER.

LOT 28 PROVENANT DE LA COLLECTION PIERRE LEROY DORA MAAR 1907 - 1997 PORTRAIT DE PABLO PICASSO 120,000—180,000 EUR measurements 65 x 54,5 cm ; 25 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. Description Peint en 1936. signé Dora Maar et daté 1936 (en bas à droite) huile sur toile PROVENANCE Dora Maar (Henriette Theodora Markovitch), Paris (vente de son atelier : Piasa, Paris, 26 novembre 1998, L'Atelier de Dora Maar, lot 97, reproduit sur la couverture du catalogue) Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel LITERATURE AND REFERENCES Mary Ann Caws, Dora Maar with & without Picasso, a biography, Londres, 2000, reproduit p. 118 CATALOGUE NOTE signed 'Dora Maar' and dated '1936' (lower right), oil on canvas. Painted in 1936. Fig. 1 Pablo Picasso, Portrait de femme, 1937, huile et pastel sur toile, Musée Picasso, Paris Cet intense portrait de Picasso par Dora Maar porte la date de leur rencontre : 1936. Au début de cette année, Picasso est, avec Matisse, le peintre le plus célèbre du monde mais il ne peint plus depuis mai 1935, notamment en raison de son mariage désastreux avec Olga. Dora Maar est une des photographes les plus en vue, très proche du groupe surréaliste, travaillant également pour le cinéma. C'est une femme belle et intelligente, ancienne maîtresse de Georges Bataille La fascination mutuelle qu'éprouvent ces deux fortes personnalités est immédiate. Dora Maar initiera Picasso à la photographie tandis que celui-ci l'incite et lui apprend à confronter ses talents de plasticienne à l'art pictural. Ce portrait de Picasso est très certainement le meilleur tableau jamais peint par Dora Maar : Picasso y est représenté tel un dieu Maya, le visage animé d'un sourire à la fois tranquille et carnassier, l'œil placide fixant obsessionnellement le spectateur, typique des portraits photographiques de l'époque. Ce tableau emblèmatique d'une des relations artistiques les plus fortes de l'histoire de la peinture au XXe siècle, figurait en couverture d'un des catalogues de la vente Dora Maar de 1998. Fig. 2 Picasso et Dora Maar à Antibes, photographiés par Man Ray en 1937 This intense portrait of Picasso by Dora Maar is dated the year that they met: 1936. At the beginning of this year, Picasso was, along with Matisse, the most famous painter in the world, however he had not painted since May 1935, notably because of his disastrous marriage to Olga. Dora Maar was one of the most well known photographers of the time, working closely with the Surrealists and also in the cinema. She was a beautiful, intelligent woman and formerly the mistress of Georges Bataille. The two strong personalities felt an immediate mutual fascination. Dora Maar introduced Picasso to photography while he encouraged her to apply her talents as a visual artist to painting. This portrait of Picasso is without a doubt the finest picture ever painted by Dora Maar: Picasso is depicted as a Mayan god, his face animated by a smile that is both quiet and menacing, the placid eye fixatedly staring at the viewer, in a manner that is typical of the photographic portraits of the time. Emblematic of one of the most powerful artistic couplings in the history of 20th Century painting, this picture featured on the cover of one of the Dora Maar sales in 1998.