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The Evil Genius of a King
Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, born Greece. 1888–1978)
Paris 1914-15. Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 3/4" (61 x 50.2 cm). Purchase
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
112.1936
Paul Guillaume (1891-1934), Paris. By 1917 - after 1922
Simone Breton (formerly Simone Kahn, later Simone Collinet), Paris. [By 1928?]; By 1930 - 1936
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York. On consignment from Simone Breton, by July 1936
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased for the Museum by Mrs. J. D. Rockefeller, Jr. from Simone Breton, November 1936
Le mauvais génie d'un roi (The Evil Genius of a King)
Il cattivo genio di un re
The Evil Genius of a King (Toys of a Prince)
Toys of a Prince (Evil Genius of a King)
Toys of a Prince
[Le Mauvais Génie d'un roi]
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