Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Acquavella Galleries, New York
Private Collection, New York

Montréal, Galerie Camille Hébert, Riopelle, January - February 1963, cat. no. 12, n.p. (text)
Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Art, Jean-Paul Riopelle: The Sixties, May - July 1994, cat. no. 7, n.p., illustrated in color

Yseult and Tanguy Riopelle, Jean Paul Riopelle: Catalogue raisonné, tome 3, 1960-1965, Quebec 2009, cat. no. 1962.007H.1962, p. 141, illustrated in color

This work is in very good condition overall. The impasto elements are intact. The uneven sheen to the surface appears inherent to the artist's working method and chosen medium. A light layer of dust has settled along the surface. Under close inspection, there is evidence of wear and handling to the edges. Under further close inspection, there is scattered stable unobtrusive craquelure across the canvas and a ⅜ inch pigment loss 2 ½ inches from the bottom edge along the central vertical axis. Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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"There is no abstraction or figuration: there is only expression and expressing oneself, it is about placing oneself in front of things. To abstract means to take away, to isolate, to separate whilst I try to do the contrary, to add, to approach, to link." Jean-Paul Riopelle