Raoul Dufy

Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York (acquired in 1965)
Parsons Collection, West Palm Beach (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, February 19, 1997, lot 120)
Mr. Joseph Bianco, Palm Beach (acquired at the above sale)

New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Raoul Dufy 1877-1953, 1965-66, no. 34

Alfred Werner, Raoul Dufy, New York, 1973, illustrated p. 13

Executed on cream wove paper backed with paper. Affixed to a mount at four corners and points on the left and right edges on the verso. All four edges are deckled. The sheet is slightly dirty, including some minor studio stains and a thin mat stain along the extreme edges of the sheet. There are a few minor signs of foxing along the extreme left edge. The artist's pinholes are visible: two at the upper right corner, two at upper left, and one at lower center of the sheet. There are two small associated repairs at the upper left and and right corners. Overall the work is in very good condition.
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