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Auguste Renoir (artist) French, 1841 - 1919 Oarsmen at Chatou, 1879 oil on canvas Overall: 81.2 x 100.2 cm (31 15/16 x 39 7/16 in.) framed: 104.1 x 123.5 x 9.5 cm (41 x 48 5/8 x 3 3/4 in.) Gift of Sam A. Lewisohn 1951.5.2 |
Provenance
Sold by the artist 1911 to (Durand-Ruel, Paris and New York, New York stock no. 3536); sold May 1912 to Arthur B. Emmons; (his sale, American Art Association, New York, 14 January 1920, no. 47); purchased by (Durand-Ruel, New York, stock no. 4419) and (M. Knoedler & Co., London, New York and Paris); sold February 1922 to Adolph Lewisohn [c. 1849-1938], New York; [1] by inheritance to his son Sam A. Lewisohn [1884-1951], New York; bequest 1951 to NGA.
[1]See letter to Colin Bailey from Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel dated 27 March 2006, copy NGA curatorial files.