Léon Bakst
1917
Artist, Italian, 1884 - 1920
East Building Ground Level, Gallery 103-A
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 55.3 x 33 cm (21 3/4 x 13 in.)
framed: 78.1 x 55.9 x 3.8 cm (30 3/4 x 22 x 1 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1963.10.173
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Leon Bakst [d. 1924], Paris; M. Frederick Manaud, Paris; (Bing et Cie, Paris); sold 13 April 1928 to Chester Dale [1883-1962]; bequest 1963 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1928
100 Years of French Portraits from the Chester Dale Collection, Museum of French Art, New York, 1928, no. 19
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. 27
1931
Amedeo Modigliani: Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings, Demotte, Inc., New York, 1931, no. 23, repro.
1933
Modigliani, Palais de Beaux Arts, Brussels, 1933, no. 9, repro.
1934
Modigliani, Kunsthalle, Basel, 1934, no. 2, repro.
1943
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro. p. 39
1952
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 41, repro.
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.
1983
Modigliani: An Anniversary Exhibition, J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1983-1984, unnumbered brochure [exhibited in Washington only].
Bibliography
1929
Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 102, repro.
1930
Read, H.A. "The Chester Dale Collection." Vogue 25 (15 February 1930): repro. 81.
1939
Slocombe, George. Rebels of Art, Manet to Matisse. New York, 1939:plate 26.
1943
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943:, 39, repro.
1952
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 41, repro.
1958
Ceroni, Ambrogio. Amedeo Modigliani: Peintre. Milan, 1958: no. 91, repro.
1960
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 43, repro.
1965
Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 54, repro.
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 91.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 80, repro.
1970
Ceroni, Ambrogio, and Leone Piccioni. I dipinti di Modigliani. Milan, 1970: no. 165, repro.
Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. Catalogue raisonné. Barcelona, 1970: 120, no. 197, repro.
1972
Ceroni, Ambrogio, and Françoise Cachin. Tout l'oeuvre peint de Modigliani. Translated by Simone Darses. Paris, 1972: no. 165, repro.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 236, repro.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 588, no. 906, color repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 274, repro.
1990
Parisot, Christian. Modigliani: Catalogue Raisonné 2 vols. Livorno, 1990: 2:26/1917.
1991
Kopper, Philip. America's National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation. New York, 1991: 245, repro.
Inscriptions
upper right: modigliani
Wikidata ID
Q3937605