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Louis Casimir Ladislas Marcoussis

The Musician, 1914

East Building, Mezzanine — Gallery 217-B

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 146 x 114.3 cm (57 1/2 x 45 in.)

framed: 176.2 x 143.2 x 8.2 cm (69 3/8 x 56 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection

Accession Number

1963.10.163

Artists / Makers

Louis Casimir Ladislas Marcoussis (artist) French, born Poland, 1883 - 1941

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Inscription

lower left: MARCOUSSIS 1914

Provenance

Purchased at the Salon des Indépendants, Paris, 1914 by Rodman Wanamaker [d. 1928], New York;[1] sold 1928 to (Valentine Gallery, New York); sold February 1929 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[2] bequest 1963 to NGA.

[1]Letter dated 26 April 1930 in NGA curatorial files confirms Wanamaker's purchase.

[2]According to Chester Dale papers in NGA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Dale, Chester
Valentine Gallery
Wanamaker, Rodman

Exhibition History

1914: Salon des Indépendants, Paris, 1914, no. 2183

1929: Valentine Gallery, New York, 28 January - 23 February 1929, no. 6

1943: Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro. p. 37

1952: Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 33, repro.

1965: The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

1978: Aspects of Twentieth-Century Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978-1979, no. 26, repro.

Bibliography

1930: Cassou, Jean. Marcoussis. Paris, 1930: 33, repro, as L'Homme au Violoncelle.

1943: Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943:, 37, repro.

1946: Halicka, Alice. Hier: Souvenirs. Paris, 1946:58

1952: Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 33, repro.

1959: Habasque, Guy. Cubism: Biographical and Critical Study. Paris, 1959:70-71, color repro.

1960: Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 35, repro.

1961: Lafranchis, Jean. Marcoussis: sa Vie, son Oeuvre. Paris, 1961: 73-74, color repro. as L'Homme au Violoncelle.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 83.

1965: Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 42, repro.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 73, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 214, repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 249, repro.