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Graphisches Kabinett J.B. Neumann (Karl Nierendorf), Berlin [1]; sold to Kunstverein Halle, 1925 [2]. Richard L. Feigen, New York; given to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1957.
[1] Artist's questionnaire, Collection files, Department of Drawings, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
[2] Inscription on verso. Kassa-Buch des Halleschen Kunstvereins 1913-1915, Stadtarchiv Halle, Germany.
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