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Galerie Leo Castelli, New York
Private Collection, France

Saint-Etienne, Musée d'Art et d'Industrie, Ben Libre et Fou, 1981
New York, Galerie Leo Castelli, Graphic, Leading Contemporary Artists from France, 1982 

Please note that this work was inspected framed. The colours in the printed catalogue illustration are fairy accurate although the overall tonality tends to be deeper. The work was executed on its original canvas and was not relined. There are faint rub marks in the upper left and lower corner corners and along the edges. There are light stabilised cracks in the thicker areas of the black letters visible under close inspection. The work is in very good condition.
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This work is registered with the archives of Ben under the number 710. It will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Ben currently being prepared by Eva Vautier.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.