The Artist's Dog Flèche, c. 1881

Not on View

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 23.7 x 14.2 cm (9 5/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

framed: 38.4 x 29.9 x 7.3 cm (15 1/8 x 11 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Accession Number

1970.17.84

Artists / Makers

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (artist) French, 1864 - 1901

Image Use

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Inscription

lower right: HTL (in monogram) LA FLECHE

Provenance

Possibly Comte d'Anselme. Possibly Dr. Gabriel Tapié de Céléyran [1869-1930].[1] (Galerie André Weil, Paris). Capt. Edward H. Molyneux [1891-1974], Paris, by 1952;[2] sold 1955 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA.

[1] d'Anselme and Tapié de Céléyran are according to labels on back of painting. The latter was a cousin of the artist, whose mother was Adèle Tapié de Céléyran.

[2] Exhibited with Molyneux collection in 1952.

Associated Names

Anselme, Comte d'
Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, Mrs.
Galerie André Weil
Molyneux, Edward H., Captain
Tapié de Céléyran, Gabriel, Dr.

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.

1966: French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 147, repro

2017: Il mondo fuggevole di Toulouse-Lautrec [The Fleeting World of Toulouse-Lautrec], Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2017-2018.

Bibliography

1971: Dortu, M.G. Toulouse-Lautrec et son oeuvre. 6 vols. New York, 1971:II:P141, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 350, repro.

1978: Small French Paintings from the Bequest of Ailsa Mellon Bruce. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978: 80, repro. (continuing exhibition beginning in 1978).

1984: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 532, no. 802, color repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 402, repro.