This is an original gouache by the artist Albert Gleizes.
It is hand signed by the artist 'Al Gleizes" in the lower right hand corner and dated "1934" beside the signature.
This is the final study for Gleizes important oil painting from 1934 "Maternité" which belonged to the artist widow and is now in the colelction of the Musee Calvet in Avignon, France.
Provenance: Galerie Zlotowski, Paris
Christie's, London, Impressionist and Modern Art, 22nd June 2006, lot 455.
Purchased at the above sale by the previous owner
This work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Anne Varichon, author of the Catalogue Raissonne, issued on the 18th of June, 2014.
Literature: Anne Varichon, Albert Gleizes Catalogue Raisonné", Paris, 1998.
Ref: n°1966-1477.
Condition: Very good condition. Minor time staining on margins not affecting image. Not examined out of the frame.