Edgardo Acosta Gallery Ltd., Beverly Hills (sold: Marvin H. Newman Auctioneers, Los Angeles, May 6, 1969, lot 58)
Mr. and Mrs. Ingo Preminger, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Jean Valtat, Louis Valtat, Catalogue de l'oeuvre peint 1869-1952, vol. I, Paris, 1977, no. 1462, illustrated p. 163

Work is in good condition. Sheet is somewhat time darkened and is laid down on canvas. There are a few artist's pinholes around the extreme edges of the sheet. Small break in paper at the upper left corner. Surface is slightly dirty. Under UV light: T- shaped repaired tear near lower center edges, roughly 3 inches in length fluoresces. Five other areas of retouching in white pigment at lower right and center where pigment appears to have cracked, perhaps due to lining. A few other retouches around all edges to address frame abrasion. Color: Slightly lighter and fresher in the original.
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