Deaccessioned 6.18.2008
Recieving Party: Christie's New York
Transfer Notes
Transferred to Christie's New York; Sold on 2/9/2009 in the Interiors sale (lot 52)
Provenance
Possibly Matthias Claudius [1740-1815].{1} Mrs. Marshall Fields [d. 1937], Washington, District of Columbia; by inheritance to her niece, Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge, Washington, D.C.;{2} given to the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1938. {1} An inscription on the back of the frame suggests it was in the possession of this Hamburg poet. {2} Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge (Catherine Eddy Beveridge), widow of the Indiana Senator, gave eight paintings to the IMA in 1938, all of which were formerly in the collection of her aunt, Mrs. Marshall Fields. Although it is not known from whom Mrs. Fields acquired this painting, she purchased others in the 1920s from (Theodor Fischer, Lucerne) and (Julius Böhler, Munich, Germany).
Artwork Details
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Dimensions
20 x 16 in. (panel) 25-1/2 x 21-1/2 in. (framed)
Previous Accession Number
Previous Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge
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