Fourteen unpublished paintings by Maurice Utrillo, the artist renowned for quintessential Paris street scenes, will be coming up for sale on November 23.
The paintings are the highpoint of the Pierre Levasseur collection to be offered for sale at Drouot by Tessier Sarrou and have been in the possession of the same family since their creation in the early years of the 20th century. Levasseur, who built up a successful business as an aeronautical constructor, was also an early supporter and agent for Utrillo, contracting him to supply seven paintings a month for a fee of 2000 francs.