The artist [1882-1925]; presented 1922 to the sitter's first husband, Randall Davey [1887-1964], until 1930;[1] Florence Sittenham Davey (1888-1979, later Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormick III); bequest 1979 to NGA. [1] The artist's Record Book notes the date the painting was presented to Randall Davey. According to a 15 December 1980 letter to NGA curator Deborah Chotner, in NGA curatorial files, from William Davey, son of Randall and Florence Davey, the couple were divorced in 1930. While unsure whether ownership of the painting was specified in the terms of the divorce, William assumed that his father gave the work to his mother. He also related the following: "George Bellows and Randall Davey used to shoot a lot of pool together and although Bellows was a good baseball player he lost a lot of money to Randall Davey attempting to beat him at pool. That is why he painted a portrait of Randall Davey's wife and 'presented' it to him. It was in payment of a gambling debt."