Kootz Gallery, New York Private collection, France Galerie de France, Paris Private collection, Ivory Coast Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 27 October 1992, lot 58 Private collection, France (acquired at the above sale by the previous owner) Thence by descent to the present owner
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Avignon, Galerie Philippe Ducastel, Zao Wou-Ki. Peintures récentes, aquarelles et lithographies, 7 July - 15 August 1971. Neuchâtel, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Zao Wou-Ki. Peintures, 17 March – 20 May 1973.
This work is referenced in the archive of the Foundation Zao Wou-Ki. A certificate of authenticity can be requested for the successful buyer.