Jean Dubuffet

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Acquavella Galleries, New York
The Pace Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New York
PaceWildenstein, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: Retrospective Exhibition, 1943–1959, November – December 1959, cat. no. 24, illustrated
New York, Acquavella Galleries, XIX & XX Century Master Drawings and Watercolors,  April – June 1986, cat. no. 24, p. 51, illustrated in color
New York, Wildenstein & Co., Jean Dubuffet: Towards an Alternative Reality, April – May 1987
New York, Elkon Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: Works on Paper from the 40s, 50s & 60s,  April – June 2007

Max Loreau, ed. Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet: Fascicule IV: Roses d'Allah, clowns du désert, Paris, 1967, no. 40, p. 36, illustrated

This work is in very good overall condition. There are original artist's pinholes at the extreme edges and a slight undulation to the sheet, presumably inherent to the artist's working method. There is a 1/16 inch tear located 2 inches from the right edge extending from the bottom edge. Hinged verso to the mat at to top two corners. Framed under Plexiglas.
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