Woman in a Park
1866
Artist, French, 1841 - 1919
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 26.1 × 16.1 cm (10 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.)
framed: 46.99 × 37.4 × 9.53 cm (18 1/2 × 14 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.) -
Accession
1970.17.68
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Ambroise Vollard [1867-1939], Paris). Capt. Edward H. Molyneux [1891-1974], Paris, by 1952;[1] sold 15 August 1955 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA.
[1]Exhibited as part of the Molyneux collection in 1952 at the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1952
French Paintings from the Molyneux Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1952, unnumbered checklist, as Woman in a Landscape.
1961
French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century from the Collection of Mrs. Mellon Bruce, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1961, no. 52, repro
1978
Small French Paintings from the Bequest of Ailsa Mellon Bruce. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978: 54, repro. (continuing exhibition beginning in 1978).
1989
Impressionisti della National Gallery of Art di Washington, Ala Napoleonica e Museo Correr, Venice; Palazzo Reale, Milan, 1989, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
Bibliography
1918
Vollard, Ambroise. Tableaux, Pastels & Dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Paris, 1918: I:6, no. 21.
1971
Daulte, Francois. Auguste Renoir, catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre peint. Vol.I. Figures 1860-1890. Lausanne, 1971: no. 51
1972
Fezzi, Elda. L'opera completa di Renoir nel period impressionista. Milan, 1972: no. 49.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 300, repro.
1978
Small French Paintings from the Bequest of Ailsa Mellon Bruce. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978: 54, repro. (continuing exhibition beginning in 1978).
1980
Monneret, Sophie (intro). Guida alla pittura di Renoir. Milan, 1980: no.51.
Kelder, Diane. The Great Book of French Impressionism. New York, 1980: 439, repro.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 465, no. 681, color repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 345, repro.
1997
Kelder, Diane. The Great Book of French Impressionism, 1997, no. 217, repro.
2007
Dauberville, Guy-Patrice, and Michel Dauberville. Renoir: Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles. 5 vols. Paris, 2007: 1:no. 290.
Inscriptions
lower right: R
Wikidata ID
Q20188690