Maud Dale, 1931

Not on View

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 35.5 x 18.2 x 24.7 cm (14 x 7 3/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection

Accession Number

1963.10.236

Artists / Makers

Charles Despiau (artist) French, 1874 - 1946

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Inscription

on lower edge to right: C Despiau

Provenance

Commissioned 1931 by the sitter, Mrs. Chester Dale [née Maude Murray, d. 1953] and acquired March 1933 through (Galerie Georges Petit, Paris); [1] bequest 1963 to NGA.

[1] A letter to Lebon from Gindhart, dated 7 August 1992, states that the piece was bought by Galerie Georges Petit from the artist in March 1933.

Associated Names

Dale, Chester
Galerie Georges Petit

Exhibition History

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

Bibliography

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 153.

1965: Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 99, repro.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 136, repro.

1994: Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 75, repro.