Constant

Private Collection, Paris (acquired directly from the artist) 
Sale Sotheby's Amsterdam, 9 December 1993, lot 333, illustrated in colour
Private Collection, Amsterdam (purchased at the above sale)
Thence by descent from the above to the present owner

The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Constant 1940-1980, September - October 1980, no. 83, illustrated
Antibes,Musée Picasso, Constant, une rétrospective, June-October 2001, no. 53, p.107, illustrated in colour
Kassel, Documenta 11, Platform 5: Ausstellung/ Exhibition, June-September 2002

M. Wigley, Constant's New Babylon, The Hyper-Architecture of Desire, Rotterdam 1998, p. 219, illustrated in colour
J.C. Lambert, Constant, les trois espaces, Paris 1992, p. 101, no. 76, illustrated
J.C. Lambert, Constant, L'atelier d'Amsterdam, Paris 1992, p. 42-43, no. 9, illustrated in colour (with  incorrect measurements)

This work is in good condition. The left edge is worn for which some small pieces of paint loss are visible due to the framing. There are a few cracks and one spot of paint loss of approximately 0.5 cm. situated 30 cm. from the left edge and 99 cm. from the lower edge. There is one tiny spot of paint loss situated 32 cm. from the left edge and 74 cm. from the lower edge. Some spots of dirt along the lower edge towards the right edge are only visible in the shadow.
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In 1971-72 Constant has made a series of four paintings, depicting the evolution of the subject: Erotic Space, Entrance of the Labyrinth, Labyrinth (the present work) and Space Destructed (see: M. Wigley, Constant's New Babylon, The Hyper-Architecture of Desire, Rotterdam 1998, pp.217-219, illustrated in colour)