Works of Art / Alexandre Noll, A beautiful cup

Alexandre NOLL (1890-1970)

Cup

A carved rosewood cup.
Signed, dedicated and dated 1942 underneath.

Dimensions
Height : 10,5 cm (4 in.1/4)
Diameter : 19,5 cm (7 in.3/4)

 

Provenance
Gift from the artist to Mr. Olivier Quéant, editor of «Plaisir de France» from 1936 to 1968.
The magazine was acquired in 1976 by «Connaissance des arts».
Inherited from the above. 

Literature
Olivier Jean-Elie, Pierre Passebon, Alexandre Noll, Editions du Regard, 1999, for a similar model illustrated p. 58.