Lincoln Kirstein, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection (gifted from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Good condition, backed with Japanese paper; 4 corner holders affixed to board (with corners inserted); repaired tear at lower right edge; some scattered handling creases, particularly visible in lower part of sheet
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The present work is a study for Bathers, painted in Italy in 193🍌6 and forꦬmerly in the collection of Geoffrey Beene, New York.