Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (artist) French, 1796 - 1875 Saint Sebastian Succored by the Holy Women, 1874 oil on canvas Overall: 130.1 x 86 cm (51 1/4 x 33 7/8 in.) framed: 160 x 116.2 x 9.8 cm (63 x 45 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.) Timken Collection 1960.6.4 Not on View |
Provenance
Gellinard, by 1878;[1] (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 19 March 1888, no. 42, 15,000 francs); purchased by Victor Desfosses; (his estate sale, Paris, 26 April 1899, no. 17, 48,000 francs); (Arnold & Tripp, Paris).[2] Edward Fullerton Milliken [d. 1906], New York; (his sale, American Art Association, New York, 14 February 1902, no. 24); purchased by (Cottier and Co., New York).[3] (Arthur Tooth and Sons, London); (their sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 19 February 1925, no. 68); purchased by Thomas Williams.[4] William R. Timken [1866-1949], New York; by inheritance to his widow, Lillian Guyer Timken [1881-1959], New York; bequest 1960 to NGA.
[1] The picture was lent by Gellinard to the Universal Exposition of 1878.
[2] Annotated copy of the Desfossés catalogue in the M. Knoedler library.
[3] Annotated copy of the Milliken sale catalogue in the M. Knoedler library; sale also widely reported in the press.
[4] Annotated copy of sale catalogue in Knoedler library fiche no. 803, and press clippings, copies in NGA curatorial files.