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  • Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) born Maurice Valadon, usually signed his paintings in a prominent fashion. Utrillo often included the initial "V" for Valadon after Utrillo: "Maurice Utrillo V." In many cases Utrillo included the year and sometimes even the month.

  • Utrillo did sometimes use the shorter form "M. Utrillo" with no date, though the former example is the most common.

  • Signature is rarely sufficient for authenticating a painting, signatures must be checked, but results must be carefully placed in the correct context. A signature is only one element, and not a determining one, in the process of authentication.

  • "Rue Norvins et Rue Lepic à Montmartre", circa 1904-1905. Oil on board attached to canvas signed 'Maurice.Utrillo.V.' in the lower left

  • "Paysage-sur-Pierrefitte". painted circa 1907. Oil on canvas. Signed'Maurice.Utrillo.V.' in the lower left.

  • "Le Lapin Agile", circa 1930. Oil on canvas signed 'Maurice.Utrillo.V.' in the lower right.

  • "A Place des Minimes, à Lyon-Saint Just". Executed in 1934 Gouache on card signed and dated 'Maurice, Utrillo,V.,1934 in the lower right.

  • "Le Maquis de Montmartre", painted circa 1938. Oil on board laid down on cradled panel, signed 'Maurice, Utrillo, V,' on the lower right andinscribed 'Montmartre, on the lower left.

  • La maison de Mimi Pinson à Montmartre". Circa 1948Oil on board signed 'Maurice, Utrillo, V on the lower right.

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