Private Collection, Bordeaux (acquired circa 1968)
Walter Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1970s

Tokyo, Gallery Nichido, Exposition de tableaux français. Le centenaire de Vlaminck, 1975, no. 6, illustrated in the catalogue

The canvas is lined and inspection under UV light reveals scattered areas of retouching, predominantly to the sky, which have been applied to infill lines of craquelure. There is some abrasion to the edges caused by the frame with minor associated paint losses. The craquelure is stable and there is some paint shrinkage to the roof of the house in the foreground of the composition. This work is in overall fair condition.
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This work will be included in the forthcoming Maurice de Vlaminck Digital Catalogue Raisonné database, being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.