Bernard Rancillac (1931-2021) Blood Alley Blues (Albert Collins), 1977 Oil on canvas Signed, dated and titled on the back 130 x 195 cm Provenance: - Galerie du Centre, Paris - Purchased from the latter by the current owner - Private collection, France Exhibition: Le Grand Vire Vaux en Vexin, " A vos Jazz", 14 March-5 April 1990 Bibliography: J.L Ferrier, "Jazz Rancillac", Edition du Cercle d'Art, Paris, 1991, full-page illustration under no. 57 This work will be included in the artist's Catalogue Raisonné currently under preparation by Mrs. Nathalie Rancillac. Our thanks to Mrs. Djohar Rancillac for confirming this work's authenticity. Note: This work belongs to the first "Jazzmen" series

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