Lot 209. Mela MUTER (Varsovie 1876 – Paris 1967). Barge on the Seine, circa 1925. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. 60 x 73 cm. Provenance: private collection, Asnières-sur-Seine. Mela Muter, pseudonym of Maria Melania Muttermilch born Klingsland, is a French painter of Polish origin, who in the inter-war period had great success with her expressionist paintings. At that time, she met Parisian intellectuals such as the pacifist activist Raymond Lefebvre, the writers Henri Barbusse and Romain Rolland, the architect Auguste Perret, the composers Maurice Ravel and Érik Satie, or the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Estimate 20,000 – 30,000 euro. Vermot & Associes. 06/20/23. Sold 46,000 euro

Rynek francuski pieje z zachwytu: każda praca Meli Muter jest sprzedawana ze sporą ‘górką’; później to samo w Polsce.

Lot 210. Mela MUTER (Varsovie 1876 – Paris 1967). Portrait of a woman, 1930s. Oil on cardboard. Signed in the upper left corner. 57 x 45 cm. Provenance : Mirabelle Dors and Maurice Rapin collection then by descent. We thank Mrs. Urszula Lazowski who kindly confirmed the authenticity of this painting and for the following information: “This Portrait of a Woman is typical of Muter in that she often painted ordinary people. She was an excellent portraitist and was quite prolific during the 1930s painting many well-known figures as well as people she encountered in her daily life. The woman in the portrait is wearing a shawl over her shoulders that Muter used in another painting of a female figure.” Estimate 8,000 – 12,000 euro. Vermot & Associes. 06/20/23. Sold 23,000 euro