The Island of Raguenez, Brittany

1890/1895

Henri Moret

Painter, French, 1856 - 1913

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54 x 64.8 cm (21 1/4 x 25 1/2 in.)
    framed: 78.9 x 90.5 x 10.2 cm (31 1/16 x 35 5/8 x 4 in.)

  • Accession

    1970.17.46

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Ambroise Vollard [1866-1939], Paris), by 1905; Madame de Galéa.[1] (Sam Salz, Inc., New York); sold 9 June 1954 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[2] bequest 1970 to NGA.
[1]According to a letter from Charles Durand-Ruel, dated 20 December 1977, in NGA curatorial files, Madame de Galéa was Vollard's long time mistress and her son was heir to his collection. On the movement of the Vollard collection during the war years, see Lynn Nicholas, The Rape of Europa, 1995, pp. 92-93 and 425. [2]Lent by Mrs. Bruce to Mr. Lauder Greenway, for an extended period beginning in 1956. Mr. Greenway lent the painting to at least two exhibitions during that year.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1956

  • Pictures Collected by Yale Alumni, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 1956, no. 91, repro.

  • Paul Gauguin, The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, 1956, no. 8, as Paysage de Bretagne by Gauguin.

1985

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary George P. Shultz, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., 1985-1989.

1989

  • Extended loan for use by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1989-1996.

1999

  • Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 1999, no. 59, repro.

  • Around Impressionism: French Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1999, no cat.

2006

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, D.C., 2006-2009.

Bibliography

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 246, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 284, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Moret; falsely lower left: P. Go

Wikidata ID

Q20190161

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