Race Course at Longchamps

c. 1870

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32 x 49.2 x 2 cm (12 5/8 x 19 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
    framed: 42.9 x 59.7 x 3.5 cm (16 7/8 x 23 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1970.17.114

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Possibly (Alexis Ottoz, Paris.)[1] (Carroll Carstairs Gallery, New York); sold 26 January 1949 to Mrs. Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[2] bequest 1970 to NGA.
[1]According to label on back. Ottoz was a Parisian dealer in the late 19th century. This picture was not included in the sale of his personal collection on 14 April 1874. [2]Carstairs invoice is dated 26 January 1949, copy in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Samuel R. Pierce, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 1986-1989.

1989

  • Extended loan for use by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1989-1991.

1994

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Richard Riley, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1994-1998.

2015

  • Extended loan for use by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 2015.

Bibliography

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 140, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 28, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20188735

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