Textilstudie. 1939.
Charcoal drawing.
Inscribed "202 SHORE ROAD Long Caston, Lg. Isl." in lower right on verso. On light board. 39.3 x 50 cm (15.4 x 19.6 in), almost the full sheet. [JS].

Owed to the detailled and close perspective, as well as the interesting provencance, this surreal composition is a particularly remarkable work.
With a photo confirmation issued by Mr Ralph Jentsch on 7 November, 2016. The work will be included into the forthcoming catalog raisonné of works on paper.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate, Douglaston, Long Island (NY), 1939.
Collection Edward James (as present from the artist in 1940).
The Edward James Foundation, West Dean, West Sussex.