Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)

Quatres arabes, traces de pas dans le sable

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Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Quatres arabes, traces de pas dans le sable
signed and dated 'J. Dubuffet 48' (lower right)
gouache and ink on paper
12¼ x 16 1/8 in. (31.1 x 40.9 cm.)
Executed in 1948.
Provenance
Alfonso Ossorio, acquired from the artist, 1951
His sale; Christie's, New York, 6 November 1991, lot 171
Private collection, New York
The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
M. Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule IV: Roses d'Allah, clowns du désert, Lausanne, 1967, p. 58, no. 85 (illustrated).
M. Glimcher, Jean Dubuffet: Towards an Alternate Reality, New York, 1987, p. 94 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Wildenstein Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: A Retrospective, 1943-1974, April 1987-May 1987, no. 1270.

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