Provenance
Private collection, acquired directly from the artist
Christie’s London, Impressionist and Modern sale, June 26, 2003 (Lot 14)
Galerie Malingue, Paris
Private collection, Moscow
Exhibitions
Colmar, Musée d'Unterlinden, De Staël, 18 June- 3 October 1977, no.25 (illustrated in the catalogue in colour).
Literature
P. Granville, "Nicolas de Staël, le déroulement de son oeuvre témoigne d'un destin libre et nécessaire", in: Connaissance des Arts, Paris, no.160, June 1965 (illustrated in colour, p.87).
J. Dubourg and F. de Staël, Nicolas de Staël. Catalogue raisonné des peintures, Paris 1968, no.792 (illustrated, p.328).
F. de Staël, Nicolas de Staël. Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Neuchatel 1997, no.762 (illustrated, p.497).