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The Island of Raguenez, Brittany
Henry Moret1890/1895
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: The Island of Raguenez, Brittany
- Creator: Henri Moret
- Date Created: 1890/1895
- Physical 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.)
- Provenance: (Ambroise Vollard [1867-1939], 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.
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: oil on canvas
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