William L. Hawkins (1895-1990) Rattlesnake Yellow and Black, circa 1983 Oil on panel Signed lower centre 122× 138cm Provenance : - Artist's studio - Former Roger Ricco collection - Private collection, Chicago - Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York - Acquired from the latter by the current owner Exhibitions : - Paris, Fondation Antoine de Galbert, la maison rouge, "Le mur, collection Antoine de Galbert" 14 June- 21 September 2014, reproduced in the exhibition catalogue - Landerneau, Fonds Hélène & Edouard Leclerc pour la Culture, "Cabinet de Curiosités", 23 June - 3 November 2019, reproduced in the exhibition catalogue - Lille, Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse, "Le Serpent Cosmique", 14 May - 2 October 2022 - Lyon, MAC, "Désordres, extraits de la collection Antoine de Galbert", 8 March - 7 July 2024, reproduced in the exhibition catalogue