Paul Eluard [1895-1952], Paris;[1] purchased 1938 by Sir Roland A. Penrose [1900-1984], London;[2] purchased 3 May 1977 through (E.V. Thaw and Co., New York) by NGA.[3] [1] Eluard probably acquired the relief from the artist, per Trinkett Clark in letters of 29 Janury 1979, in NGA curatorial files. [2] Letter of 18 July 1978 from Sir Roland Penrose, in NGA curatorial files. [3] Rosamond Bernier of New York, a friend of Sir Roland Penrose, was also involved in the sale to the NGA, per her letter of 3 December 1978, in NGA curatorial files.