Oil on canvas. Signd and dated in the lower right. 25.5 x 53.7 cm. . [KA].

• A poetic Cubist still life from the period of the artist's breakthrough.
• In 1921, the artist exhibited at Galerie Der Sturm in Berlin alongside Albert Gleizes and Jacques Villon.
• In 1925, a year before this work was created, Louis Marcoussis had his first solo exhibition at Galerie Pierre in Paris.
• In a German private collection for over 35 years.
LITERATURE: Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 144th Auction, 19th and 20th Centuries, Dec. 24, 1989, lot 741 (with color plate).

Private collection, Berlin. Private collection, Southern Germany (since 1989, Ketterer Kunst). In the family’s possession ever since

In good condition. Slight craquelure. At the edges of the image, primarily on the left, there are a few expertly retouched areas. Two barely visible brown spots in the center-right of the image. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source, and to the best of our knowledge and belief.