Jean Dubuffet

Private Collection, Paris
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Paris, Galerie René Drouin, Tableaux et dessins de Jean Dubuffet, October - November 1944, cat. no. 65
Paris, Cercle Volney, Exposition de peintures, dessins et divers travaux exécuté de 1942 à 1954 par Jean Dubuffet, March - April 1954, cat. no. 141
New York, Cohen Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: figurative works, April - June 1994, p. 3, illustrated in color

Max Loreau, ed., Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule I: Marionnettes de la ville et de la campagne, Paris, 1966, no. 293, p. 158, illustrated

This work is in very good condition overall. There is a slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist's working method. Additionally, there are artist's pinholes at the top and bottom left corners. There are a few small scattered losses to the paint which reveal the newsprint underlayer. There is a 3/4 inch repaired tear which extends from the top edge of the sheet and is located 4 1/2 inches from the left edge. The sheet is hinged verso to the matte at the top two corners and framed under glass.
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