Merceditas, 1911/1913

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 195.9 x 121.6 cm (77 1/8 x 47 7/8 in.)

framed: 222 x 147.6 cm (87 3/8 x 58 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection

Accession Number

1963.10.233

Artists / Makers

Ignacio Zuloaga (artist) Spanish, 1870 - 1945

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Inscription

lower left: I. Zuloaga

Provenance

Sold by the artist to (C. W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York); purchased 12 June 1924 by Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[1] bequest 1963 to NGA.

[1] Photocopy of sales records in the NGA curatorial files (original in the Chester Dale papers at the Archives of American Art, Washington, D.C.). Dale discussed the purchase of this painting in his unpublished autobiography, 1959 revised typescript of 1953 manuscript, Chester Dale papers, Box 1 of 15, Archives of American Art.

Associated Names

Dale, Chester
Kraushaar Galleries

Exhibition History

1921: An Important Collection of Paintings and Bronzes by Modern Masters of American and European Art, C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, 1921, no. 22, repro.

1924: [Exhibition of work by Ignacio Zuloaga and Forain], C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, 1924.

1925: Possibly Ignacio Zuloaga Exhibition, The Reinhardt Galleries, New York, 1925, no. 21, as Marcelle Souty.

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

Bibliography

1950: Lafuente Ferrari 1950, 234, no. 386, as Bailarina Vestida de Torero (también llamada Marcelle Souty).

1965: Paintings other than French in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 20, repro.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 141.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 128, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 378, repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 443, repro.