Orchard in Bloom, Louveciennes

Provenance

Acquired from the artist in 1872 by (Durand-Ruel, Paris); sold between 1882 and 1888.[1] Alfred Bernheim, Paris, by 1936.[2] purchased 1946 by (Alex Reid & Lefèvre, London); sold 14 March 1950 to Lady Baillie. (Arthur Tooth and Sons, London); sold June 1959 to (Sam Salz Inc., New York);[3] sold 26 April 1960 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[4] bequest 1970 to NGA. [1] See letter dated 20 December 1977 from Charles Durand-Ruel, in NGA curatorial files. [2] The painting was lent by Bernheim to a1936 Paris exhibition. [3] Provenance between Alex Reid & Lefèvre and Arthur Tooth and Sons per Joachim Pissarro and Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, _Pissarro: Critical Catalogue of Paintings_, vol. II, no. 248. Dated receipt from Salz to Mrs. Bruce in NGA curatorial files.

Orchard in Bloom, Louveciennes

Pissarro, Camille

1872

Accession Number

1970.17.51

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 45.1 x 54.9 cm (17 3/4 x 21 5/8 in.) | framed: 70.8 x 80.6 x 5.7 cm (27 7/8 x 31 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection