On the back of the painting there is a handwritten note in French: "Petits pins de Halki C. Maleas Chez MN. Henri Giot, 44 Boulevard Roy a Gargan Livry".
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Athens. Bonhams, London, The Greek Sale, 16/12/2003, lot 104. Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
EXHIBITED: Athens, National Gallery, Maleas Retrospective, May-July 1980, no 75 (with a different title).
LITERATURE: Antonis Kotidis, Maleas, Adam Publications, Athens 2000, no 221, p. 268 (illustrated).