Oscar Ghez de Castelnuovo, Geneva
Petit Palais, Geneva (acquired in 1968 and deaccessioned by 1993)
Private Collection 
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2001)

Geneva, Musée de l'Athénée, Rétrospective Valtat, 1962, no. 16 (titled Bouquet)
Besançon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valtat et ses amis, 1962, no. 11, illustrated in the catalogue
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, 80 pittori da Renoir a Kisling (The Collection of Oscar Ghez and his Modern Art Foundation), 1964, no. 108, illustrated in the catalogue
Sète, Musée Paul Valéry, Valtat: Indépendant et précurseur, 2011, no. 42, illustrated in color in the catalogue

François Daulte, Oscar Ghez & Ezio Gribaudo, L'Aube du XXe Siècle: de Renoir à Chagall, vol. I, Geneva, 1968, no. 218, illustrated pl. 218

Work is in very good condition. The impasto is particularly rich and textured on vase. Canvas is unlined but very slightly buckled towards upper corners. A close inspection reveals a minor surface scratch and tiny spot of paint loss towards the center of lower edge and another in the yellow back ground pigment towards the right upper edge. There are a few tiny fly spots in background. Under UV light: 1inch line of old retouching to yellow background in center left (very faint fluorescence), no other inpainting apparent.
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