Jean Dubuffet

Hans & Fridl Richter, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection (by descent from the above)
Christie's, New York, May 11, 1989, Lot 197
Briest, Scp, Paris, June 18, 1990, Lot 99
Madame Gaussen, Neuilly
Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris
Private Collection
Galerie Hopkins-Custor, Paris
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Paris, Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Dubuffet Sahara, April - May 1991, p. 27, illustrated in color
Aix en Provence, Espace 13, Art Contemporain, Conseil General des Bouces du Rhone, Jean Dubuffet - Voyages au Sahara, March - May 1995, pp. 58-59, illustrated in color
Vence, Château de Villeneuve Fondation Émile Hugues, Chambres pour Dubuffet, July - October 1995, cat. no. 17,  p. 55, illustrated in color
Paris, Galerie Hopkins-Custot, Jean Dubuffet, March - June 2007, p. 17, illustrated in color

This work is in very good condition. The paper is mounted to the matte with archival tape. There are artist's pin-holes in all four corners and at the mid-point of the lateral edges. The paper has discolored with age and there are faint spots of foxing scattered throughout. Framed under glass in an ornate wood frame.
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