Banks of the Seine at Médan

Provenance

(Ambroise Vollard [1866-1939], Paris); sold 31 July 1926 to Dr. Gottlieb Friedrich Reber [1880-1959], Lausanne, and (Galerie Thannhauser, Lucerne); on consignment from 4 August 1927 to D. Pagenstecher, Wiesbaden; sold 1951 to (Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zürich); sold 1955 to a private collection, from which it was returned 1964 to (Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zürich); sold 15 January 1964 to (M. Knoedler & Co., London, New York and Paris);[1] sold 13 June 1964 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA. [1] Provenance provided by Walter Feilchenfeldt in a letter dated 21 October 2000, in NGA curatorial files. The picture was exhibited at Thannhauser Gallery's first exhibition in Berlin in 1927. Pagenstecher is included in the provenance in Venturi's 1936 catalogue raisonné.

Banks of the Seine at Médan

Cezanne, Paul

c. 1885/1890

Accession Number

1970.17.21

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 73 x 92.3 cm (28 3/4 x 36 5/16 in.) | framed: 120 x 101.3 x 10.8 cm (47 1/4 x 39 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection