Provenance
Thaddée Natanson; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 13 June 1908, no. 9); purchased by (Bernheim-Jeune, Paris).[1] Capt. Edward H. Molyneux [1891-1974], Paris, by 1947;[2] sold 15 August 1955 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[3] bequest 1970 to NGA.
[1] Annotated Natanson sale catalogue in NGA curatorial files.
[2] Probably lent by Molyneux to 1947 exhibition at the Orangerie; definitely lent to 1948 exhibition in New York.
[3] Purchase from Molyneux according the Ailsa Mellon Bruce notebook now in NGA Gallery Archives (copy NGA curatorial records).
Accession Number
1970.17.3
Medium
oil on pressed board
Dimensions
overall: 35.1 x 27 cm (13 13/16 x 10 5/8 in.) | framed: 56.5 x 48.5 x 5.7 cm (22 1/4 x 19 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Tags
Color: White