The Charleston
1926
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 60.1 x 73.6 cm (23 11/16 x 29 in.)
framed: 78.1 x 92.4 x 6.4 cm (30 3/4 x 36 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1963.10.26
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Spring Salon, Paris, 16 May 1926, no. 487); purchased by Chester Dale [1882-1962], New York;[1] bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] Date and source of acquisition according to Chester Dale papers in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1928
Loan Exhibition of Modern French Art from the Chester Dale Collection for the Benefit of the French Hospital of New York, Wildenstein Galleries, New York, 1928, no. 7
1931
Degas and His Tradition, Museum of French Art, New York, 1931, no. 23
1936
Exhibition of Paintings J.L. Forain, Durand-Ruel Galleries, New York, 1936, no. 1
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.
Bibliography
1929
Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 55, repro.
1965
Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 32, repro.
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 51.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 43, repro.
1969
Wasell, Nancy Michelle. Jean Louis Forain, the Painter. M.A. Thesis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1969:59, repro.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 130, repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 156, repro.
Inscriptions
lower right: forain / 1926
Wikidata ID
Q20192625