This original etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Henri Matisse” in the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 25, above the signature.
The paper bears the blindstamp of Henri Petiet (1894-1980) in the lower margin.

Provenance: Henri Marie Petiet Collection.
Henri M. Petiet (1894-1980) was an important Parisian collector, publisher and dealer in prints and drawings of such artists as Picasso, Bonnard, Vuillard, Luce, Signac, Matisse, Rouault, Villon, Vlaminck, Dufy, Picasso, Laurencin.

Condition: Very good condition. A minor rust mark in the in the right sheet edge. Remnants of hinging, verso.