Pierre Louis Alexandre

Provenance

The artist; her parents, Adolf [1828-1890] and Hilda Sahlqvist [1837-1862] Bergöö, Hallsberg, Sweden; their son Per Bergöö [1864-1919], Kumla, Sweden; his son, Per Adolf Bergöö [1898-1984], Hallsberg, Sweden; Einar Werner [1899-1972], Stockholm; his son Mats Werner Mariefred, Sweden;[1] purchased through (Ben Elwes Fine Art, London) 2024 by NGA. [1] According to Mats Werner, his father Einar was the Bergöö family lawyer and received the painting as payment in the 1920s. (See https://matswerner.blogg.se/2023/april/pierre-louis-alexandre-who-was-he-2.html, accessed 8 July 2024.)

Pierre Louis Alexandre

Larsson, Karin Bergöö

1879 - 1880

Accession Number

2024.6.1

Medium

oil on canvas, mounted on board

Dimensions

overall: 92.2 × 73.5 cm (36 5/16 × 28 15/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Funds from Laura and John Arnold, Virginia Cretella Mars, and Maria Elena Weissman