Vase of Flowers

Provenance

Possibly (Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler [1884-1979], Paris).[1] Raoul Pellequer, Paris; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 29 October 1927, no. 134); purchased by (Etienne Bignou, Paris) for Chester Dale [1882-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA. [1] The contents of the Kahnweiler Gallery were sequestered by the French government and sold in four sales: 13 June 1921, 17 November 1921, 4 July 1922, and 7 May 1923. Several _Still Life_ paintings by Vlaminck were included in these sales; of them, only one matches in both dimensions and inscription: no. 194 in the sale from 7 May 1923.

Vase of Flowers

Vlaminck, Maurice de

1910 or before

Accession Number

1963.10.228

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 73 x 60.4 cm (28 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.) | framed: 95.2 x 80.3 x 8.2 cm (37 1/2 x 31 5/8 x 3 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection