Physical Dimensions: overall: 55.3 x 38.1 cm (21 3/4 x 15 in.)
framed: 71.4 x 54.6 x 6.3 cm (28 1/8 x 21 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Provenance: Possibly Paul Guillaume [d. 1934].[1] purchased 1927 by (Etienne Bignou, Paris);[2] sold 18 April 1928 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] A photograph of this painting is among those in an album of contre-types which belonged to Paul Guillaume. See letter dated 5 March 1998 from Pierre Georgel in NGA curatorial files.
[2] According to Chester Dale papers in NGA curatorial files, the painting was "bought in 1927 by Mr. Bignou from an artist in Montparnasse, a friend of Modigliani." The Bignou photograph albums at the Documentation, Musée d'Orsay (copy, NGA curatorial files), contain no additional provenance information.
Rights: CC0
Medium: oil on linen
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