Provenance
Gift of the artist to Eugene Boudin [1894-1898].[1] Edmond Mâitre [1840-1898], Paris; his wife, Mme Maître;[2] sold 1899 to (Durand-Ruel, Paris). Collection Lafon, from 1912; (Durand-Ruel, Paris), by 1957.[3] (Sam Salz, New York); purchased 1958 by Leigh B. [1905-1987] and Mary Lasker [1904-1981] Block, Chicago; (their sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 20 May 1981, no. 317); Paul Mellon [1907-1999], Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA, with life estate to his wife, Rachel Lambert Mellon [1910-2014].
Exhibition History
- 1957
- Claude Monet, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh; The Tate Gallery, London, 1957, no. 3, pl. 12b.
- 1967
- 100 European Paintings & Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh B. Block, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1967-1968, no. 14 (Washington and Los Angeles catalogue), no. 16 (Boston catalogue), repro.
- 1975
- Paintings by Monet, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1975, no. 1, repro.
Bibliography
- 1946
- Rewald, John. The History of Impressionism. New York, 1946: 36, repro. 37.
- 1974
- Wildenstein, Daniel. Claude Monet: biographie et catalouge raisonné. 5 vols. Lausanne and Paris, 1974-1991: 2:126, no. 13, repro. 127.
- 1978
- Isaacson, Joel. Claude Monet: Observation and Reflection. Oxford and New York, 1978: repro. 49, 193, no. 1.
- 1996
- Wildenstein, Daniel. Monet [vol. 1: The Triumph of Impressionism; vols. 2-4: Catalogue raisonné - Werkverzeichnis]. 4 vols. Cologne and Paris, 1996: 2:repro. 12, 13, no. 13.
- 2014
- Kelly, Franklin. "A Lasting Legacy: The Completion of an Unparalleled Gift." National Gallery of Art Bulletin no. 51 (Fall 2014): 14-15, repro.
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