Race Course at Longchamps, c. 1870

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 32 x 49.2 x 2 cm (12 5/8 x 19 3/8 x 13/16 in.)

framed: 42.9 x 59.7 x 3.5 cm (16 7/8 x 23 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Accession Number

1970.17.114

Artists / Makers

French 19th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Provenance

Possibly (Alexis Ottoz, Paris.)[1] (Carroll Carstairs Gallery, New York); sold 26 January 1949 to Mrs. Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[2] bequest 1970 to NGA.

[1]According to label on back. Ottoz was a Parisian dealer in the late 19th century. This picture was not included in the sale of his personal collection on 14 April 1874.

[2]Carstairs invoice is dated 26 January 1949, copy in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, Mrs.
Carstairs Gallery
Ottoz, Alexis

Exhibition History

1986: Extended loan for use by Secretary Samuel R. Pierce, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 1986-1989.

1989: Extended loan for use by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1989-1991.

1994: Extended loan for use by Secretary Richard Riley, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1994-1998.

2015: Extended loan for use by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 2015.

Bibliography

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 140, repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 28, repro.