(Q20540876)
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18. century
Portrait of Two Boys (said to be the Autichamp Brothers) (English)
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PROVENANCE Château du Blésois. July 23, 1930, anonymous sale, Hôtel des Ventes, Orléans, France [see note 1]. Probably 1930, sold by Cailleux, Paris to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876- d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI [see note 2]; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA (Accession date: January 8, 1969) NOTES: [1] See Beaux-Arts, August, 1930, p 9. It sold as "Portrait d'un cadet et son jeune frère" by Greuze for 146,000 fr. [2] According to Marianne Roland Michel of Cailleux (letter Feb 19, 1990) this painting was sold to Forsyth Wickes on March 10, 1930. However, Wickes must have purchased it on a date after the Orleans sale. The exact date on which Cailleux sold it to Wickes is unknown. (English)
1 December 2021
8 January 1969
58.4 centimetre
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72.4 centimetre
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