Provenance:
Former collection of Mr & Mrs Michel Jaoul, Neuilly-sur-Seine (acquired from the Artist in 1950 and sold at auction at Cornette de Saint-Cyr in 2013)
Important private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Exhibited:
Paris, Galerie Lydia Conti, Pierre Soulages, 1949
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, 12 Dec. 1960 – 22 Jan. 1961; Essen, Folkwang Museum, Feb. 1961; The Haye, Gemeente Museum, 22 Mar. – 24 Apr. 1961; Zurich, Kunsthaus, 3 – 31 May 1961; Pierre Soulages, cat. n° 17
Literature:
Pierre Encrevé, Soulages, l’œuvre complet, Peintures, Vol. I. 1946 – 1959, Seuil, Paris novembre 1994, n° 30, ill. col. p. 30