Private Collection, Paris (a gift from the artist)
A gift from the above to the present owner

Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount at the upper two corners, floating in the overmount. All four edges are very slightly unevenly torn. There are some minor creases in places, the most prominent of which is on the upper left corner (visible in the catalogue illustration) and a few tiny nicks on the extreme upper edge. There is some light surface dirt to the extreme edges of the sheet. Otherwise, this work is in overall very good condition. Colours: fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though the sheet is slightly warmer in the original.
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