The Island of Raguenez, Brittany, 1890/1895

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 54 x 64.8 cm (21 1/4 x 25 1/2 in.)

framed: 78.9 x 90.5 x 10.2 cm (31 1/16 x 35 5/8 x 4 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Accession Number

1970.17.46

Artists / Makers

Henri Moret (painter) French, 1856 - 1913

Image Use

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Inscription

lower right: Moret; falsely lower left: P. Go

Provenance

(Ambroise Vollard [1867-1939], Paris), by 1905; Madame de Galéa.[1] (Sam Salz, Inc., New York); sold 9 June 1954 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[2] bequest 1970 to NGA.

[1]According to a letter from Charles Durand-Ruel, dated 20 December 1977, in NGA curatorial files, Madame de Galéa was Vollard's long time mistress and her son was heir to his collection. On the movement of the Vollard collection during the war years, see Lynn Nicholas, The Rape of Europa, 1995, pp. 92-93 and 425.

[2]Lent by Mrs. Bruce to Mr. Lauder Greenway, for an extended period beginning in 1956. Mr. Greenway lent the painting to at least two exhibitions during that year.

Associated Names

Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, Mrs.
Galéa, Madame de
Salz, Sam
Vollard, Ambroise

Exhibition History

1956: Paul Gauguin, The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, 1956, no. 8, as Paysage de Bretagne by Gauguin.

1956: Pictures Collected by Yale Alumni, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 1956, no. 91, repro.

1985: Extended loan for use by Secretary George P. Shultz, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., 1985-1989.

1989: Extended loan for use by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1989-1996.

1999: Around Impressionism: French Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1999, no cat.

1999: Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 1999, no. 59, repro.

2006: Extended loan for use by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, D.C., 2006-2009.

Bibliography

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 246, repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 284, repro.