Nanny and Child

Provenance

The artist [1849-1883], Paris; (her estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 20 February 1885, no. 54). Lanvin, Paris, at least in 1932.[1] Acquired 1994 by Simon Rosenberg; purchased 10 July 2006 through (Brame & Lorenceau, Paris) by NGA. [1] According to the provenance from Brame & Lorenceau. This is possibly the fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin. At least some of her collection was inherited into the Polignac family, into which her daughter had married.

Nanny and Child

Gonzalès, Eva

1877/1878

Accession Number

2006.72.1

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 65 × 81.4 cm (25 9/16 × 32 1/16 in.) | framed: 87.95 × 103.51 × 9.53 cm (34 5/8 × 40 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Chester Dale Fund