R. Ellissen, Paris, probably until at least 1947.[1] Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1994 to NGA. [1]Published as Ellissen in 1926; lent by "Elisseu" to 1947 exhibition in Paris according to label on the back of the painting. This could be Robert Ellissen [c. 1872-1957], one of the collectors of La Peau d'Ours.