2. 2AR RACHEL BAES (1912-1985) The midnight wash signed 'Rachel Baes' (lower left); signed, inscribed and dated 'Rachel Baes 1980 La lessive de minuit' (reverse) oil on canvas Painted in 1980 signed 'Rachel Baes' (lower left) ; signed, inscribed, and dated 'Rachel Baes 1980 La lessive de minuit' (on reverse) oil on canvas Painted in 1980 116 x 89 cm. 45 11/16 x 35 1/16 in. This work will be included in the catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by the Marcel Mariën Foundation. Provenance Private collection, Belgium. This work was originally entitled Le jeu ambigu and dated 1973. Exhibited at the Galerie Isy Brachot in Le Zoute in 1977, it was subsequently reworked, titled La lessive de minuit and dated 1980. This work was initially titled "Le jeu ambigu" and dated 1973. Displayed at the Isy Brachot Gallery in Zoute in 1977, it was reworked, re-titled "La lessive de minuit," and dated 1980.