Portrait of a Boy
1928
Artist, French, born Russia (now Belarus), 1893 - 1943
East Building Ground Level, Gallery 103-D
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 92.1 x 65.1 cm (36 1/4 x 25 5/8 in.)
framed: 112.4 x 85.7 x 8.2 cm (44 1/4 x 33 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.) -
Accession
1963.10.216
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by (Galerie Bing et Cie., Paris); sold 1929 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1930
Painting in Paris from American Collections, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1930, no. 88, repro.
1931
A Group of Twentieth Century Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1931, no. 19
Living Artists, The Pennsylania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1931, unnumbered checklist in The Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin XXVII, no 145 (January 1932):69
1937
Exhibition of French Painting, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1937, no cat.
1943
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro. p. 52
1952
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 60, repro.
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.
2010
From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, January 2010-January 2012, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
Bibliography
1943
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943:, 52, repro.
1952
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 60, repro.
1960
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 62, repro.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 124.
Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 82, repro.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 111, repro.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 330, repro.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 590, no. 915, color repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 380, repro.
Inscriptions
lower left: Soutine
Wikidata ID
Q20192761