The Charleston, 1926

Inscription

lower right: forain / 1926

Provenance

(Spring Salon, Paris, 16 May 1926, no. 487); purchased by Chester Dale [1882-1962], New York;[1] bequest 1963 to NGA.

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

Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 51.

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.

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.

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