Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New York
Galería Fernando Guereta, Madrid
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1973

New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Before Picasso After Miró, 1960
New York, Martha Jackson Gallery, Antoni Tàpies, 1961
Washington, D. C., Gres Gallery, Antoni Tàpies, 1961

Atlantic Monthly Magazine, January 1961, illustrated
Roland Penrose, Tàpies, London 1978, p. 116, illustrated
Lluis Permanyer, Tàpies i la nova cultura, Barcelona 1986, pl. 151, p. 199, illustrated
Anna Agustí, Tàpies. The Complete Works. Volume I: 1943 - 1960, Barcelona 1988, pl. 793, p. 412, illustrated

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is lighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals some minor canvas draw to the top left and right corners. No restoration is apparent under ultraviolet light.
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