circa 1917; oil on paper laid down on canvas; signed 'Bonnard' lower right; Provenance: Private Collection. Artcurial- Paris, 3 December 2013 [lot 124]; Exhibited: Paris, Galerie Huguette Beres, "Bonnard, Roussel, Vuillard", May-June 1957, no. 23. Hamburg, "Pierre Bonnard", February-April 1970, no.43 (illustrated, pl. 45); Literature: J. et H. Dauberville, "Bonnard, Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre peint", Paris: 1974, vol. IV, p.387, no. 02122 (illustrated); 17 x 12 inches; 28 x 23 inches frame

paper laid to canvas, as stated; a faint watermark visible along top edge of paper; the top edge and upper corners with small areas of possible paint loss; UV light reveals a 1 1/2 inch-long horizontal line of touch-up to upper left about one inch down from the top edge, and a few small spots of touch-up to upper left and upper right corners;