Private Collection, Paris (acquired in the 1950s)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Paris, Espace Art et Patrimoine, Collection d'un amateur d'art, 1991, n.n. (titled Jeune fille se coiffant dans un intérieur)

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, t-hinged to the mount at the upper two corners. There is a small repaired tear to the right of the extreme lower edge, another small repaired to the centre of the right edge, and intermittent paper losses, medium rubbing and nicks along all four extreme edges (none of which are visible when framed). There are artist's pinholes towards the upper two corners and the sheet is slightly timestruck. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition. Colours: fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though overall less red in the original.
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