Merceditas
1911/1913
Artist, Spanish, 1870 - 1945
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 195.9 x 121.6 cm (77 1/8 x 47 7/8 in.)
framed: 222 x 147.6 cm (87 3/8 x 58 1/8 in.) -
Accession
1963.10.233
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Sold by the artist to (C. W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York); purchased 12 June 1924 by Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[1] bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] Photocopy of sales records in the NGA curatorial files (original in the Chester Dale papers at the Archives of American Art, Washington, D.C.). Dale discussed the purchase of this painting in his unpublished autobiography, 1959 revised typescript of 1953 manuscript, Chester Dale papers, Box 1 of 15, Archives of American Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1921
An Important Collection of Paintings and Bronzes by Modern Masters of American and European Art, C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, 1921, no. 22, repro.
1924
[Exhibition of work by Ignacio Zuloaga and Forain], C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, 1924.
1925
Possibly Ignacio Zuloaga Exhibition, The Reinhardt Galleries, New York, 1925, no. 21, as Marcelle Souty.
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.
Bibliography
1950
Lafuente Ferrari 1950, 234, no. 386, as Bailarina Vestida de Torero (también llamada Marcelle Souty).
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 141.
Paintings other than French in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 20, repro.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 128, repro.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 378, repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 443, repro.
Inscriptions
lower left: I. Zuloaga
Wikidata ID
Q20191549