The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil

Provenance

Acquired 1910 from the artist by (Georges Bernheim, Paris). (René Gimpel, Paris). Guez, Paris.[1] (Gimpel Fils, London), by 1946 until at least 1950;[2] sold to (Lagarde) for (Wildenstein & Co., London, New York, and Paris); sold 15 March 1961 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[3] bequest 1970 to NGA. [1] According to information provided by Wildenstein to Ailsa Mellon Bruce in 1961. [2] The painting was included in the inaugural exhibition of Gimpel Fils in London in 1946; see Diana Kostyrko, "From Fragonard to Kennard: René Gimpel, art dealer," _Art Monthly Australia_ 217 (March 2009): 33-35, kindly sent by the author to the NGA, and in NGA curatorial files. [3] See the Ailsa Mellon Bruce notebook now in NGA archives, copy in NGA curatorial files.

The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil

Monet, Claude

1881

Accession Number

1970.17.45

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 151.5 x 121 cm (59 5/8 x 47 5/8 in.) | framed: 177.8 x 147.3 x 9.5 cm (70 x 58 x 3 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection