Young Woman with Peonies

Provenance

Given by the artist to Edmond Maître [d. 1898]; Gaston Maître; given 1913 to the artist's brother, Marc Bazille;[1] the artist's nephew, Frédéric Bazille, Montpellier, France, by 1935 until at least 1959.[2] (Wildenstein, London, New York, and Paris); sold October 1963 to Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA;[3] gift 1983 to NGA. [1]See Michel Schulman, _Frédéric Bazille, 1841-1870, catalogue raisonné_, Paris, 1995, no. 61. [2]Lent by Frédéric Bazille to exhibitions in Paris in 1935, and in Montpellier in 1941 and 1959. [3]Acquisition source and date per Paul Mellon records in NGA curatorial files.

Young Woman with Peonies

Bazille, Frédéric

1870

Accession Number

1983.1.6

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 60 x 75 cm (23 5/8 x 29 1/2 in.) | framed: 83.8 x 99.4 x 7.6 cm (33 x 39 1/8 x 3 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon