A proof aside from the edition of 50. In excellent condition, printed on a sheet with full margins. Provenance: ex-collection Henri M. Petiet (French, 1894-1980), the famous Parisian art collector, gallery owner and publisher, whose collection was noted not only for the importance of its contents, but for the extraordinarily fine quality of each individual impressions therein, with his collection stamp in black ink verso. Public Collections in which impressions of this lithograph can be found: Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; Bibliotheque d’Art et Archeologie, Paris; Musee Matisse, Nice; Museum of Art, Baltimore; University of California, Los Angeles. Literature: Fribourg 403; Duthuit-Matisse 447.