collage, watercolour and ink on paper
50 x 64 cm
signed and dated lower in the middle: Toyen 49
further inscribed lower left: Ceci est inévitable

Provenance:
– collection of the first lady of the world surrealist movement, painter, sculptor, designer and poet Meret Oppenheim (a gift directly from Toyen)
– painting included in the auction by the family of Meret Oppenheim

Exhibited:
– Toyen, The Stone Bell House, Prague 2000 (12 May – 6 August 2000, No. cat. 212)

Publicated:
– Karel Srp, Toyen, Argo, Prague 2000, p. 202, picture 270

Expertise of the recognized expert of the work, Dr Karel Srp, dated 1. 9. 2023, enclosed.

The drawing was donated by Toyen to Meret Oppenheim.

Further consulted with Dr Irena Zantovska Murray HonFRIBA, Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Jiri Machalicky and Vladimir Lekes.