Sold by the artist to Edouard Aynard (died 1913), Lyon, March 2, 1888 with Durand-Ruel acting as agent [according to the Aynard sale catalogue]; his estate sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 1, 1913, no. 12 for 40,000 francs to Bernheim-Jeune [price and buyer according to Gil Blas 1913]; Bernheim-Jeune, Paris; sold to Martin A. Ryerson, Chicago, February 25, 1914 [see receipt of sale, copy in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute, 1915.