Provenance: Artist’s studio
Art U, Osaka
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited: September - October, 1963 "Kumi Sugai" Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover
November 26 – December 25, 1983 "Kumi Sugai" Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo
May 7 – 31, 2001 "Hommage à Kumi SUGAI – The 5th Anniversary of His Death" Art U, Osaka

Literature: "SUGAI: WORKS 1952-1975" Bijutsu Shuppan sha., 1976, P. 186, No. 5／ "KUMI SUGAI" Art U, 2017, P. 63

Condition: Generally in good condition. There is faint soiling on the white areas and faint blotchy stains that are not visible under normal light (Please refer to the UV photographed images), and there are paint cracks in places. On the black areas, there are fine paint cracks due to shrinkage in places. The canvas is loose due to distortion of the wooden frame at three corners, excluding the lower right. The artwork is not examined out of the frame to protect the work. The artwork is framed without plexiglass.