Gouache and ink on Japanese Kinwashi paper, 1944, signed and dated at lower right, a vertical band of paper is folded under on the left side, unframed.

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Sheet size 52 x 53.5 cm (irregular)

From the Collection of the late John M. Stratton, Greenwich, Connecticut

Sotheby's London, Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, December 1, 1965, Lot 239 (illustrated)

Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes have kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work. (Archives number d2610_1944)

Some fading to sheet; unobtrusive 2 1/2 in. tear to sheet at lower center under horse's body, following lines of natural fibers in the paper.