The artist; by descent to his estate, from November 3, 1954 [email from Franck Giraud, of Giraud, Pissarro, Segalot, May 21, 2011; photocopy in curatorial file]; by descent to his son, Jean Matisse (Jan. 10, 1899–Dec. 10, 1976), Paris, after Nov. 3, 1954; by descent to his son, Gérard Matisse (Apr. 7, 1931–May 4, 2006), Dec. 10, 1976; by descent to his estate, May 4, 2006; purchased by the Ruth Stanton Foundation, New York, by Feb. 15, 2008 [letter from Ruth S. Stanton, Feb. 15, 2008; photocopy in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, June 9, 2008.