Jardin aux Mélitées

Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) Jardin aux Mélitées signed and dated 'J. Dubuffet 55' (upper right); signed again, dedicated, titled, and dated again 'Jardin aux Mélitées to Mrs. David Thompson as a gift for your home Jean Dubuffet 22 mai 1956' (on the reverse) butterfly wings, ink, gouache and paper collage on paper laid down on paperboard 8 ½ x 12 ½ in. (21.5 x 31.7 cm.) Executed in 1955-1956.