The Pont Neuf

1906

Albert Marquet

Artist, French, 1875 - 1947

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.2 x 61.3 cm (19 3/4 x 24 1/8 in.)
    framed: 65.4 x 76.8 x 6.3 cm (25 3/4 x 30 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    1963.10.164

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georges Dussueil [1848-1926], Le Havre;[1] (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 3 April 1925, no. 34); (Galerie Druet, Paris); (Kraushaar Galleries, New York); sold 1927 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] The 1925 sale catalogue identifies the seller only as "Monsieur D..." Jérôme Dussueil has kindly supplied information about his great-grandfather, including the correct spelling of the surname, life dates, and place of residence, as well as a photograph of the interior of Dussueil's residence hung with many paintings, including The Pont Neuf (see correspondence of November/December 2005, in NGA curatorial files).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1907

  • Possibly Camille Claudel et Manguin, Marquet, Puy, Galerie Eug. Blot, Paris, 1907, no. 11.

1910

  • Possibly Albert Marquet, Galerie E. Druet, Paris, 1910, no. 5.

1928

  • Loan Exhibition of Modern French Art from the Chester Dale Collection for the Benefit of the French Hospital of New York, Wildenstein Galleries, 1928, no. 22

1931

  • Renoir and His Tradition, Museum of French Art, French Institute in the United States, New York, 1931, no. 31.

1941

  • Les Fauves, Marie Harriman Gallery, New York, 1941, no. 8.

1943

  • Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1943-1951, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1951

  • Paris: Many Happy Returns!, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, 1951.

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952-1959, no. 34, repro.

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

1982

  • Manet and Modern Paris, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1982-1983, not in cat. but exhibited as no. 6a.

Bibliography

1929

  • Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 70, repro.

1943

  • Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. Philadelphia, 1943:, unpaginated, repro.

1947

  • Lane, James W. "The Paintings of Albert Marquet." Gazette des Beaux-Arts series 6, vol 31 (May-June 1947):184, repro.

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 34, repro.

1957

  • Courthion, Pierre. Paris in Our Times. Paris, 1957:78, repro.

1960

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 36, repro.

1962

  • Crespelle, Jean-Paul. Les Fauves. Neuchâtel, 1962:repro.

1965

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 43, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 83.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 73, repro.

1972

  • Albert Marquet 1875-1947. Moscow, 1972: no. 11, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 216, repro.

1981

  • Giry, Marcel. Le Fauvism. Neuchâtel, 1981:152, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 250, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Marquet 1906

Wikidata ID

Q20191049

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