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Provenance

From the artist, ca. 1881, to Charles Deudon [1832-1914]; by inheritance to his wife, Mme. Charles Deudon, Nice; sold by 1919 to (Paul Rosenberg et Cie., Paris). [1] Arthur Sachs [1880-1975], New York, Paris, and Cannes, by 1927 until at least 1948. (M. Knoedler & Co., London, New York and Paris); sold 1961 to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1971 to NGA.

[1]According to Anne Distel, "Charles Deudon (1832-1914): collectionneur." La Revue de l'Art no. 86, 1989, p. 63.

Exhibition History

1880
Exhibition, La Vie Moderne, Paris, 1880, no. 4
1884
Exposition Manet, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1884, no. 86
1921
Exhibition of Paintings by the Great French Impressionists from the Collection of Monsieur Paul Rosenberg of Paris, Wildenstein & Co., New York, 1921/1922, no. 11
1922
Exposition d'oeuvres de grands maîtres du dix-neuvième siècle< Paul Rosenberg, 1922, no. 53
1929
Exhibition of French Painting of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 1929, no. 57, repro.
1932
Exhibition of French Art 1200-1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1932, no. 470
1932
Exposition Manet, Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, 1932, no. 64
1934
XIX Esposizione Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, Venice, 1934, no. 10
1937
Edouard Manet 1832-1883, Wildenstein & Co., New York, 1937, no. 24, repro.
1946
The Arthur Sachs Collection, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1946-1947, no cat., repro. in Bulletin 4, no. 7 (November 1946): 62.
1948
A Loan Exhibition of Manet for the Benefit of the New York Infirmary, Wildenstein & Co., New York, 1948, no. 23, repro.
1962
Artmobile II ("Twelve Portraits: Delacroix to Gauguin"), sponsored by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1962, no. 2
1966
French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 40, repro
1982
Manet and Modern Paris, National Gallery of Art, 1982-1983, no. 18, repro.
1983
Manet, Grand Palais, Paris; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1983
1986
Capolavori Impressionisti dei Musei Americani, Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples; Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, 1986-1987, no. 25, repro.
1986
Gifts to the Nation: Selected Acquisitions from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1986, unnumbered checklist, repro.
1986
Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, State Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, and State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, 1986
1989
Impressionisti della National Gallery of Art di Washington, Ala Napoleonica e Museo Correr, Venice, and Palazzo Reale, Milan, 1989, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
1990
Französische Impressionisten und ihre Wegbereiter aus der National Gallery of Art, Washington und dem Cincinnati Art Museum, Neue Pinakothek, Munich, 1990, no. 25, repro.
1992
From El Greco to Cezanne: Masterpieces of European Painting from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and The Metroplitan Museum of Art, New York, National Gallery of Greece, Athens, 1992-1993, no. 43, repro.
1996
Manet, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland, 1996, no. 49, repro., as The Plum.
1996
The Rise of the Art World in America: Knoedler at 150, M. Knoedler & Company, New York, 1996-1997, unnumbered catalogue, repro. and back cover, as The Plum.
1998
Manet, Monet, and the Gare Saint-Lazare, Musée d'Orsay, Paris; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1998, no. 36, fig. 162.
1999
An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1999-2000, no cat.
2001
Paris-Barcelone, de Gaudi à Miró, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris; Museu Picasso, Barcelona, 2001-2002, unnumbered catalogues, repros.
2006
Women in Impressionism: from Mythical Feminine to Modern Woman., Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, 2006-2007, no. 48, repro.
2010
Bilder einer Metropole: Die Impressionisten in Paris [Images of a Capital - The Impressionists in Paris], Museum Folkwang, Essen, 2010-2011, no. 47, repro.
2011
Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The National Art Center, Tokyo; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2011, no. 24, repro.

Bibliography

1944
Wilenski, R.H. Modern French Painters. London, 1944: pl. 10.
1966
Kuh, Katherine. "Golden Loans for a Silver Anniversary." Saturday Review (19 March 1966): repro. p. 46.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 212, repro.
1975
Rouart/Wildenstein 1975, no. 282.
1982
Ross, Novelene. Manet's 'Bar at the Folies-Bergère' and the Myths of Popular Illustration. Ann Arbor, 1982: 49
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 449, no. 648, color repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 246, repro.
1986
Bernard, Bruce. The Impressionist Revolution. London, 1986:55, repro.
1989
Distel, Anne. "Charles Deudon (1832-1914), collectionneur." Revue de l'art no. 86 (1989): 63, repro.
1990
Französische Impressionisten und ihre Wegbereiter aus der National Gallery of Art, Washington und dem Cincinnati Art Museum, Exh. cat. Neue Pinakothek, Munich, 1990: no. 25, repro.
1991
Kopper, Philip. America's National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation. New York, 1991: 277, 278, color repro.
1991
Néret, Gilles. Toulouse-Lautrec. Paris, 1991: 78, repro.
1992
Carr-Gomm, Sarah. Manet. London, 1992: 122, repro.
1996
Landi, Ann. "150 Years of Helping Shape a Nation's Taste." New York Times (December 1, 1996): 43, repro.
1996
Rathbone, Eliza E., et al. Impressionists on the Seine: A Celebration of Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party. Washington, 1996: repro. 147.
1997
Kelder, Diane. The Great Book of French Impressionism, 1997, no. 99, repro.
1997
Southgate, M. Therese. The Art of JAMA: One Hundred Covers and Essays from The Journal of the American Medical Association. St. Louis, 1997: 102-103, color repro.
2004
Hand, John Oliver. National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection. Washington and New York, 2004: 364, no. 299, color repro.
2005
Fehy, Everett, ed. The Wrightsman Pictures. New Haven, 2005: 418-419, under cat. 120, fig. 4.
2011
Valdès-Forain, Florence. "Le plus incisif des Impressionistes." In Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931): "La Comédie parisienne". Exh. cat. Petit Palais, Paris, 2011: 36, color repro.

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