signed, titled and dated 75 on the reverseacrylic on canvasExecuted in 1975.

Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris
Vente: Loudmer Scp, Paris, 3 December 1992, lot 203
Private Collection

The colours are fairly accurate in the printed catalogue illustration, although the overal tonality is softer in the original work. The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined. A accretion mark is visible in the lower right quadrant. Under Ultra Violet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration.
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This work is included in the Catalogue Raisonné for Jean Hélion and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Jacqueline Hélion.