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Argenteuil
Claude Monetc. 1872
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: Argenteuil
- Creator: Claude Monet
- Date Created: c. 1872
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 50.4 x 65.2 cm (19 13/16 x 25 11/16 in.) framed: 70.8 x 85.7 x 8.3 cm (27 7/8 x 33 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: Possibly purchased 1872 from the artist by (Durand-Ruel, Paris).[1] Mlle Marguerite Hugo, Paris, by c. 1957;[2] sold 1965 to (Wildenstein and Co., London, New York and Paris);[3] sold 14 March 1966 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA. [1] Daniel Wildenstein, _Monet [vol. 1: The Triumph of Impressionism; vols. 2-4: Catalogue raisonné - Werkverzeichnis]_, 4 vols., Cologne and Paris, 1996: 2:99, no. 223, repro. [2] The painting was lent by Mlle Hugo to the 1957 Arts Council of Great Britain exhibition shown in Edinburgh and London. In the Wildenstein prospectus (in NGA curatorial files), she is identified as the great-granddaughter of Victor Hugo. [3] Acquisition source and date according to letter from Joseph Baillio of Wildenstein dated 14 December 1998, in NGA curatorial files.
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: oil on canvas
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