Mme Jules Armand (Joséphine Ronin), Arles.[1] (A. Mak, Amsterdam). (Galerie Étienne Bignou, Paris), on joint account with (Hodebert, Paris [at some point on consignment with Alex Reid and Lefèvre]); sold by (Bignou and Hodebert) to (Kraushaar Galleries, New York);[2] sold 9 March 1927 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA. [1] The painting has been said to have been given to the hospital in Arles where van Gogh stayed and afterwards sold by the hospital. However, a letter dated 7 April 1966 from R. Chambrelan, Directeur des Hospices Civils D'Arles, now in NGA curatorial files, indicates that the painting was never owned by the hospital. Jules Armand was a grocer and merchant from whom Van Gogh bought paint and canvas while in the town. [2] Letters dated 9 March 1927 and 10 March 1927 from Kraushaar to Dale indicate that the painting had been shipped from Paris and acknowledge Dale's payment. (See Kraushaar Galleries Records, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington: Outgoing Letters 1920-1945, Box 1, Folder 43, and Incoming Letters 1901-1944, Box 11, folder 33; copies in NGA curatorial files).