Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso Collection
Private Collection (acquired from the above; sale: Sotheby's, London, 8th February 2006, lot 135)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Venice, 1981, illustrated in the catalogue
Munich & travelling, 1981-82, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo & Kyoto, 1983, illustrated in the catalogue
Melbourne & Sydney, 1984, illustrated in the catalogue
London, 1988, illustrated in the catalogue
Barcelona & Bern, 1992, illustrated in the catalogue
Berlin, 1999, illustrated in the catalogue
New York & Geneva, 2001-02

Glimcher & Glimcher (ed.),  nos. 7 & 8, recto & verso illustrated p. 24

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at intervals along all four edges, with the recto floating in the mount. There are two perforation lines running vertically to the centre of the sheet, with a flattened crease and binding holes between, intrinsic to the nature of the support. The top few perforations have been detached and the bottom 2 cm. of perforations are supported with Japan paper. There is a minor tear to the lower right edge and a tiny light stain in the upper right quadrant of the sheet. Apart from some very light time staining to the extreme edges, this work is in good condition. Colours: Overall accurate, although the paper tone is slightly warmer in the original.
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There are annotations by the artist in pen and ink on the verso, including 76 rue de Rennes, Raynal

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