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The Artist's Wife Fishing
Jean-Louis Forain1896
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: The Artist's Wife Fishing
- Creator: Jean-Louis Forain
- Date Created: 1896
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 95.5 x 101 cm (37 5/8 x 39 3/4 in.) framed: 121 x 126.1 x 7 cm (47 5/8 x 49 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Mme. Forain [née Jeanne Bosc, 1865-1954]. Armand François Paul des Friches, comte Doria [1824-1896], Château d'Orrouy.[1] (Arthur Tooth and Sons, London); sold 10 December 1965 to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA;[2] gift 1985 to NGA. [1] The names of Mme. Forain and comte Doria are given in the Mellon collection records, in NGA curatorial files. However, it is not certain this information is correct. If the painting was executed in 1896, and owned by comte Doria, it would have to have been completed prior to May 7 of that year, when the comte died. The painting was not included in the posthumous sale of his collection held at Galerie Georges Petit in Paris in May 1899. [2] According to Paul Mellon records in NGA curatorial files, this painting was exhibited at the Galerie Pigalle in Paris in 1931, presumably at the Forain exhibition held December 1931 to January 1932.
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: oil on canvas
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