André-François Petit, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Executed on a lined sheet of a notebook, not laid down, attached with tape to the overmount along the upper edge. There is a tear (approx 1.5 cm long) to the right part of the upper edge. There are some stains to the lower half of the sheet. The sheet is light stained. There is one nick to the upper part of the extreme left edge. There are some flattened creases in places. There are small strips of paper on the verso, probably related to previous mounting. This work is in overall good condition.
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