Private Collection, Paris

Paris, Galerie Barbanzages, Marie-Laurencin-Robert Delaunay, 1912
New York, Armory Show, 1913
Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, Delaunay, Mondrian, 1976
Baden-Baden, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Robert Delaunay, 1976
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Robert Delaunay, 1983
Paris, Museé d' Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, Robert Delaunay, Sonia Delaunay, 1985
Paris, Museé National d'Art Moderne du Centre Georges Pompidou, Robert Delaunay, De l'impressionisme à l'abstraction, 1906-1914, 1999
Zürich, Galerie Art Focus, Robert Delaunay, Sonia Delaunay, 2001

Guy Habasque, Robert Delaunay, Du Cubisme à l'Art Abstrait, Paris, 1957, no. 92

Canvas is not lined. Surface is slightly dirty. Colors are strong and deeply saturated. Canvas is stretched in a way such that the extreme edges of the composition are visible; this is most notable in the upper right edge. Under UV light: There are a few spots of retouching. A small stroke fluoresces at the upper edge to the left of center. There are a few small strokes in the upper right corner and hairline 6 inch diagonal line of retouching extending downward from just below the center of the right edge. There is a possible repair to a surface scuff at the center of the left edge. Overall the work is in very good condition.
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