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Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen

Claude Monet1872/1873

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

  • Title: Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen
  • Creator: Claude Monet
  • Date Created: 1872/1873
  • Physical Dimensions: overall: 37.7 x 46 cm (14 13/16 x 18 1/8 in.) framed: 59.7 x 68 x 10.2 cm (23 1/2 x 26 3/4 x 4 in.)
  • Provenance: Ernest Hoschedé [1837-1891], Paris; (Hoschedé sale, Paris, 5 June 1878, no. 48); purchased by A. Dachery, Paris; (Dachery sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 30 May 1899, no. 40). Ernest Cognacq [1839-1928], Paris; by inheritance to his grand-nephew Gabriel Cognacq [1880-1951], Paris; (Cognacq sale, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 14 May 1952, no. 49); acquired by (Alex Reid & Lefevre, London) probably for Capt. Edward H. Molyneux [1891-1974], Paris;[1] sold 15 August 1955 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[2] bequest 1970 to NGA. [1]Acquired by Molyneux after the 1952 United States exhibition of his collection. See letter from Molyneux to Ailsa Mellon Bruce dated 30 July 1955 in Gallery Archives RG39, copy in NGA curatorial records. [2]See Ailsa Mellon Bruce notebook now in NGA Gallery Archives.
  • Rights: CC0
  • Medium: oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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