Provenance:
Present from H. Matisse to his artist friend Jean Puy;
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris;
Galerie Jacques Blot, Paris (1947);
aquired by the father of the today owner at the Galerie Jacques Blot, Paris;
Christie's, London, 4. February 2008, Lot No. 68;
Swiss private property.

Exhibition:
Neuchâtel, Le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Neuchâtel.
Collections Neuchâteloises, Printemps 1956, No. 192.

Literature:
Exhibition catalogue. Collections Neuchâteloises.
Neuchâtel, Le Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1956. No. 192, page 23.

Annotation:
The authenticity of the work was confirmed by Mme Wanda de Guébriant, Paris, letter dated 10. December 2007.

The work was presented to Wanda de Guébriant, Paris, on 13. Mai 2014. She confirmed the authenticity of the work.
The photo certificate of authenticity will be sent by the expert directly to the buyer.