TOYEN | HOMMAGE À BENJAMIN PERET

TOYEN (1902 - 1980)
HOMMAGE À BENJAMIN PERET

Signed Toyen and dated 1952 (lower right)
Pen and ink on paper
8¾ by 6 in. (22.2 by 15.2 cm)
Framed: 15¾ by 13⅜ in. (40 by 34 cm)
Executed in 1952.

Condition Report:
Executed on buff-colored wove paper. The sheet is hinged with mounting corners at the top two edges; the two bottom edges have been hinged with mounting corners that are reinforced with tape. There is staining to all four edges, most notably to the upper-right corner and top edge, possibly from a previous mounting. There is an extremely minor nick to the center of the left edge. There are a few spots of very minor staining to the sheet. This work is in good condition.

Provenance:
Gallery of Surrealism, New York

Acquired from the above on September 29, 2003