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image of Diana
Auguste Renoir (artist)
French, 1841 - 1919
Diana, 1867
oil on canvas
Overall: 199.5 x 129.5 cm (78 9/16 x 51 in.) framed: 222.6 x 159.1 cm (87 5/8 x 62 5/8 in.)
Chester Dale Collection
1963.10.205
From the Tour: Mary Cassatt, Auguste Renoir
Object 4 of 7

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Dr. Georges Viau [1855-1939], Paris; (his sale, Paris, 21 March 1907, no. 68); purchased by (Bernheim-Jeune, Paris) for an unknown buyer. Alexandre Berthier [1883-1918], 4th Prince de Wagram, Paris; sold probably by his heirs though (Canadeesche Hypothek Bank) through (Étienne Bignou, Paris) to (Alex Reid and Lefevre, London); on joint account with (M. Knoedler & Co., London, New York and Paris) and (Marcel Kapferer); sold 1933 through (Galerie Étienne Bignou, Paris) to Chester Dale [1882-1962], New York;[1] bequest 1963 to NGA.

[1] Reid & Lefevre Paintings Sold, sheet no. 198, #2/29 B1394 gives acquisition source and partial share information (Lefevre archives, Hyman Kreitman Research Centre, Tate Britain, TGA 2002/11, Box 283). An annotated photograph of the painting is included in the Bignou photo albums at the documentation center of the Musée d'Orsay (copy NGA curatorial files).

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