As Maurice Utrillo spent his Sunday)))

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I just ran into the next topic of counterfeit material, which refers to the name Petridesa, very well-known art dealer. I can not refrain from what chtoy not bring this little story about the relationship with Petridesa Utrillo (generally speaking, the name of the artist pronounced Utriyo, but I retain the usual transcription).


Sunday was the day of the traditional visit Petridesa (exclusive seller of works by Maurice Utrillo in 1935), who came to pick up weekly canvas, guaranteed him a contract.

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to 5 or 6 o'clock in the afternoon and Utrillo woke up and began pacing around the house, trying to get a glass of wine in the kitchen. Lucy tried to convince him to get to work. Then the whole house heard the hoarse voice suffering Utrillo:
- He got me! Lord, how he got me!
- A-ah, he's said about me - smiled radiantly Petrides, collapsed in his chair.

In the end, watch for the 7-mi Petrides lost patience and raised in the workshop where Utrillo was standing at an easel with palette in hand, and copied the picture of his old job with sadness in his eyes.
- Maitre, Maitre, - spoke to him Petrides - hurry!

Muttering through his teeth, Utrillo finished prescribe white houses, destroyed twenty years ago.
- Walls! - Commanded Petrides.
The artist was applied to the canvas layer of white paint.
- Shutters!
Utrillo obediently would add a few horizontal lines.
- Now the signature!
Subscribe work took more time artist diligently prescribed your name: Maurice Utrillo.

Once the work was signed, Petrides grabbed still quite raw canvas and ran to hide it in the trunk of his car. When he returned, he gave Lucy 80000 francs. Comedy was over - until next Sunday.