Acquired directly from the artist by 1980

The canvas is not lined. There are some minor scattered pindot losses in the lower left corner. There is a 1 inch crack to the paint in the extreme lower right corner. There is a nailhead are of apparent restoration in the left center under the green horizontal stripe. There is a minor area of abrasion to the green stripe in the upper center of the composition. There is a pindot loss in the upper left quadrant. Under Uv light, there is a nailhead area of restoration in the left center below the horizontal green stripe that corresponds to the aforementioned are of restoration. There is a small area of old restoration in the lower right corner. Otherwise fine. The work is in overall very good condition.
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The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Françoise Gilot and it is registered in the artist’s archives.