Mme Boris Knasef, Paris
Peter & Elizabeth Rubel, New York
Private Collection, United States
Sale: Briest Scp., Paris, June 8, 2000, lot 42
Schillay Fine Art, Inc., New York
Acquired from the above in 2003

Zurich, The Swiss Institute for Research, Maitres de la première generation du XX siecle, 1956, no. 16, illustrated in color in the catalogue
New York, Perls Galleries, Dufy, 1958, no. 18

Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. III, Geneva, 1976, no. 1280, illustrated p. 292

Oil on paper laid down on canvas. Very minor and faint lines of cracking are scattered throughout. The paint layer remains stable and the colors are bright and vivid. Under UV light: small spots of inpainting are scattered throughout, most notably toward upper-left, lower-left and lower-right corners, though a thick layer of varnish makes it difficult to read through. Overall the work is in fairly good condition.
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