(Q20190636)

English

Young Spanish Woman with a Guitar

painting by Auguste Renoir

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Young Spanish Woman with a Guitar (English)
24 October 1962
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Provenance;Purchased 25 January 1899 from the artist by (Durand-Ruel, Paris stock no. 4988, New York stock no. 4988), until at least 1937,[1] Mme Jean Lefébure, Paris.[2] (Sam Salz Inc., New York), sold 24 October 1962 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York,[3] bequest 1970 to NGA.;[1] Durand-Ruel information provided by Francis Daulte, see letter date 18 August 1977 in NGA curatorial files and accompanying documentation. Lent by Durand-Ruel to exhibition in Dallas in 1937. There are two versions of this painting, sometimes confused. Drucker in 1944 published the NGA painting with the wrong provenance.;[2] See Daulte letter cited above. The Lefébure family was related by marriage to the Durand-Ruels. In 1896 Joseph Durand-Ruel, son of Paul, married Mary Jenny Lefébure [1868-1962].;[3] Invoice from Sam Salz Inc. to Ailsa Mellon Bruce dated 24 October 1962, in NGA curatorial files. (English)
3 April 2024
Young Spanish Woman with a Guitar by Auguste Renoir
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