Pierre Lescure Collection
Sotheby's Paris, Pop Around Collection Pierre Lescure, 27th May 2004, Lot 121
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is slightly lighter and brighter in the original. Condition: Unexamined out of its frame, This work is in very good condition. Extremely close inspection with a torch reveals a few fine, shallow and unobtrusive scratches in places, notably one towards the upper left corner. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a small number of tiny spots of inpainting in isolated places towards the edges of the composition.
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