coloured pencils on paperExecuted in 1978.

Denise Klossowski Collection 
Acquired from the above by the present owners

Marseille, Musée Cantini, Pierre Klossowski/ Rétrospective 1950 - 1990, 14 December 1990 - 27 January 1991 

Pierre Nahon, L'Histoire de la Galerie Beaubourg II, 1988-1994, Paris, 2009, p. 9, illustrated in colours

The colours are fairly accurate in the printed catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is slightly softer and there are less red undertones. Please note that the work was inspected framed. The protection-glass of the frame presents light scratches and surface dirt. This work is in very good condition.
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Her lifted knee reveals a sculpted, flexed leg, with bare skin up to the garter whose warmer tints contrasts with the stockings' shimmering hues.

Pierre Klossowski