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Date: 1881-1953

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Description: Executed in 1915.

signed AlbGleizes, titled and dated Toul 1915 (lower left)

pencil, watercolour, gouache and pen and ink on paper

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Dimensions: 19.2 by 17.2cm., 7 5/8 by 6 3/4 in.

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Provenance: The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Anne Varichon.

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Exhibited: Barcelona, Museu Picasso and Lyon, Musée des Beaux Arts, Albert Gleizes: Le cubisme en majesté, 2001, no. 73, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Belem, Centro Cultural, Albert Gleizes: Cubism in Majesty, 2002-03, no. 51, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

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Notes: Gleizes and Valmier both served in the First World War near the front in the 167th Regiment at Toul. It was at this time that Gleizes introduced his fellow artist to Cubism, which would affect Valmier's style throughout his career.