The Wrestler's Challenge

Provenance

Probably Henry C. Gibson (died 1891), Philadelphia, by at least 1880 [Hart 1880]. Albert Allison Munger (died 1898), Chicago, by at least February 24, 1890 [lent to Chicago 1890, McEwen, Munger, and Meritt Collections, no. 225]; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1901 [Art Institute of Chicago 1898; see also “Munger Estate to be Divided: Litigation Among Heirs Ends…,” Chicago Daily Tribune (April 12, 1901), p. 7].

The Wrestler's Challenge

Mihály Munkácsy

1875

Accession Number

39493

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

88.3 × 130.3 cm (34 3/4 × 51 5/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

A. A. Munger Collection