Galleria Leo Castelli, New York
Galerie du Perron, Geneva (acquired by 1962)
Gallerie d’Arte Narciso, Turin (acquired from the above in 1968)
Erica Olivetti Bin, Turin (acquired from the above in 1969)
Galleria d'Arte Narciso, Turin (acqired from the above in 1974)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna & Milan, Galleria San Fedele, Arte astratta Italiana e Francese, 1953, no. 2 
Geneva, Galerie du Perron, Hommage à Jean-Hans Arp, 1962, no. 12, illustrated in the catalogue
Turin, Galleria Narciso, Jean Arp, 1968, no. 2, illustrated in the catalogue
Turin, Galleria Narciso, Arp, 1971
Turin, Galleria del Naviglio, Jean Arp 1912-1965, 1971
Geneva, Banco di Chiavari e della Riviera Ligure, Florence Henri aspetti di un percorso 1919-1940, 1979, no. 256, illustrated in the catalogue
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Reliefs, 1980, no. 71
Parma, Galleria Niccoli, Jean Arp opere dal 1918 al 1964, 1985
Florence, Forte del Belvedere, Aliventi Arp Viani, l'immaginario organico, 1992, no. 3, illustrated in the catalogue
Milan, Galleria d'Arte, Il Tempo di tutti i furori, 1992-3, n.n., illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Milan, Fondazione Stelline, Wunderkammer meraviglie d'arte in una stanza moderna, 1999, no. 2, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Turin, Palazzo Cavour, Arte in due Coppie di artisti in Europa 1900-1945, 2003, no. 55, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Léon Degand, 'Exposition d'art abstrait italien et francais à Rome' in Art d'aujourd'hui, IV, 1953, no. 5, illustrated p. 12
Bernd Rau & Michel Seuphor, Hans Arp, Die Reliefs, Œuvre-Katalog, Stuttgart, 1981, no. 388, illustrated p. 188 

Made from bouleau du Canada wood. The relief elements are stable. There are some light surface scratches in places, most notable to the left edge of the main shape. There are two small dents to the centre of the right edge, as well as to the left part of the lower edge. This work is in overall very good original condition.
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