John Richardson: A Scholar Collects DAY ONE
Wed, Sep 16, 2020 11:00AM EDT
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$0 | $25 |
$200 | $50 |
$500 | $100 |
$3,000 | $250 |
$5,000 | $500 |
$10,000 | $1,000 |
$30,000 | $2,500 |
$100,000 | $5,000 |
Pochoir on paper, signed 'Jean Hugo' and inscribed 'Pour John' lower left.
5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (sheet), 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (frame).
Note: Jean Hugo and his wife, Lauretta, lived in the South of France near John Richardson and Douglas Cooper and the couples socialized often. Lauretta and Richardson were friends from London. Jean Hugo was the great-grandson of Victor Hugo. The Hugos lived at Mas de Fourques, in Lunel, where they produced a dessert wine, Muscat de Lunel, which had been a favorite drink of Louis XIV.