Study of Clowns

possibly early 20th century

Style of Honoré Daumier

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on wood

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 8.5 x 11.1 cm, 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 4 3/8 in., 3/16 in.)
    framed: 28.9 x 31.4 x 6.4 cm (11 3/8 x 12 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.24

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired between 1952-1955 by Captain Edward H. Molyneux [1891-1974], Paris, France;[1] sold 15 August 1955 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA.
[1] See letter from Molyneux to Bruce dated 30 July 1955 in Gallery Archives RG39, copy in NGA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1956

  • Hampton National Historic Site, Towson, MD, May - October 1956

1958

  • Paintings from the Collection of Mrs. Mellon Bruce, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, 1958, no. 27, as Daumier.

1961

  • French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century from the Collection of Mrs. Mellon Bruce, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1961, no. 16, repro

Bibliography

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 94, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 115, repro.

2000

  • Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 189-190, repro., as Manner of Honoré Daumier.

Inscriptions

Falsely upper right: h.D.

Wikidata ID

Q20190772

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