William S. Lieberman. "Donnés au Met." Connaissance des arts no. 539 (May 1997), p. 72. Grace Glueck. "When One City Was the Heart of Art's Youth." New York Times (March 10, 2000), p. E39, ill., notes that the artist gave this work to his wife as a Christmas gift in 1945 when it was difficult to obtain real coffee in Paris. William S. Lieberman.
