
Penny Day
Head of UK and Ireland
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PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, U.K.
EXHIBITED:
Probably London, The Leicester Galleries, Pastels of Birds, Butterflies and Fishes by Simon Bussy, June 1937
Venice, French Pavilion, XXI Esposizione Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, 1 June-30 September 1938, cat.no.127 (as Pesce Argento)
The Leicester Galleries' catalogue from Bussy's 1937 exhibition suggest that at least three variations of the Sun Fish composition exist (cat.nos.3, 44 & 56).