Inès Sassier, France (the artist's housekeeper; a gift from the artist)
Gerard Sassier, France (by descent from the above)

The seven decoupages are laid down on perspex and there is a grey wove sheet of paper behind the perspex. There is a flattened crease to the centre of the left decoupage. Apart from some minor handling marks, some paint residue to all decoupages and a paper loss to the decoupage with the artist’s signature, all intrinsic to the artist’s process, this work is in very good condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate, although the grey paper tone is much lighter in the original than in the catalogue illustration.
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