Jules Pascin

(French, 1885–1930)

Jules Pascin was a Bulgarian-born French Expressionist painter. Known under the pseudonym of the “Prince of Montparnasse,” Pascin mainly painted women, often nude or in stages of undress, in a fleeting, gestural aesthetic akin to the movements of Fauvism or Cubism. Born in Vidin, Bulgaria on March 31, 1885 to an affluent Sephardic Jewish family, he was educated in Austria and Germany before moving to Paris in 1905. There, he quickly found artistic popularity and became associated with the Modernist movement. He regularly exhibited prints and drawings in various important Parisian salons, including the Salon des Indépendants and satellite exhibitions of the Berlin Secession. Despite achieving success in Europe and North America—Pascin became a naturalized US citizen with the help of Alfred Stieglitz in 1920—he never achieved the critical discourse he craved. Eventually succumbing to depression and alcoholism, he took his own life on the eve of an important solo show on June 5, 1930 at the age of 45. Pascin’s work was appreciated throughout his life and beyond, marked by such achievements as his inclusion in the notorious 1913 Armory Show in New York. Today, his work can be found in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Louvre in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago, and others.

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RENEE A LA CORBEILLE DE FRUITS(1928), 1928 - 1928
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La Danseuse assoupie, 1929

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La Danseuse assoupie, 1929

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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Étude cubiste, 1918

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Étude cubiste, 1918

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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Hermine David s'habillant, 1915

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Hermine David s'habillant, 1915

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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À Tunis, 1921

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À Tunis, 1921

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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La Princesse persane, 1923–1924

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La Princesse persane, 1923–1924

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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Nu assis (La première séance), 1923–1924

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Nu assis (La première séance), 1923–1924

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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Lazare et le mauvais riche (recto); Joueuse..., 1929

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Lazare et le mauvais riche (recto); Joueuse..., 1929

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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Andrée, 1922

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Andrée, 1922

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Deux femmes, 1917

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Deux femmes, 1917

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Portrait d'une femme debout, 1921

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Portrait d'une femme debout, 1921

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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L'amour | 愛, 1908

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L'amour | 愛, 1908

Sale Date: October 13, 2023

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La Sieste, 1927

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La Sieste, 1927

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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Les buveurs, 1917

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Les buveurs, 1917

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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Nude dos

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Nude dos

Sale Date: September 20, 2023

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Homme et femme (recto); Les robes claires..., 1915

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Homme et femme (recto); Les robes claires..., 1915

Sale Date: October 13, 2023

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Woman in Purple

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Woman in Purple

Sale Date: August 19, 2023

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Woman

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Woman

Sale Date: August 15, 2023

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Le sommeil, 1925

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Le sommeil, 1925

Sale Date: July 29, 2023

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Femme etendue, 1909

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Femme etendue, 1909

Sale Date: July 29, 2023

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Fillette assise, 1928

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Fillette assise, 1928

Sale Date: June 25, 2023

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Crowd scene

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Crowd scene

Sale Date: June 25, 2023

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Portrait d’une femme debout, 1921

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Portrait d’une femme debout, 1921

Sale Date: June 30, 2023

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Assemblée de femmes, Tunisie, 1908

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Assemblée de femmes, Tunisie, 1908

Sale Date: May 31, 2023

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Nu debout

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Nu debout

Sale Date: June 9, 2023

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