Provenance
(Ambroise Vollard [1866-1939], Paris); sold 26 March 1901 to Breysse; resold 1904 to Vollard; sold 1911 through (Bernheim-Jeune) to Auguste Pellerin [1852-1929], Paris;[1] by inheritance to his son, Jean-Victor Pellerin, Paris, until at least 1946.[2] private collection, Zürich. (Wildenstein & Co., London, New York, and Paris), at least in 1947;[3] sold 1966 to Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1970 to NGA.
[1] On the painting's early provenance, see John Rewald, _The Paintings of Paul Cézanne: a Catalogue Raisonné_, New York, 1996: no. 94.
[2] The painting was still in the Pellerin collection according to John Rewald, _History of Impressionism_, New York, 1946: 120.
[3] The painting was lent by Wildenstein's to a 1947 exhibition.
Accession Number
1970.35.1
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 116.3 x 98.4 cm (45 13/16 x 38 3/4 in.) | framed: 144.8 × 127 × 12.7 cm (57 × 50 × 5 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon