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| Materials and Techniques | oil on canvas |
|---|---|
| Size（cm） | 136.5 x 176 |
| Inscriptions | Signed lower right: Ch. Cottet |
| Credit Line | Matsukata Collection |
| Standard ref. | M305 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.1959-0045 |
Provenance
Purchased by Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe through Léonce Bénédite, ca. October 1918 (Fr. 12,000) [see letter from Léonce Bénédite to Suzuki & Co., dated 10 October 1918, in the Bibliothèque centrale des musées nationaux (copy in NMWA curatorial file)]; sequestered by French government, 1944; vested in French government under San Francisco Peace Treaty, 1952; transferred from French to Japanese government, 23 January 1959; entered into NMWA, April 1959.
Exhibition History
- 1924
- XIVª Esposizione internazionale d'arte della città di Venezia, 0 1924 - 0 1924, cat. p. 185, no. 125
- 2023
- 国立西洋美術館, The National Museum of Western Art, 18 March 2023 - 11 June 2023, cat. no. 93
Bibliography
- 1924
- XIVª Esposizione internazionale d'arte della città di Venezia, 1924: Catalogo, 2nd ed., [Venezia, 1924], p. 183, cat. no. 125
- 1928
- Aubert, L. -F. Peintures de Charles Cottet. Paris, 1928, repr. p. 45.
- 1961
- Catalogue du Musée National d'Art Occidental, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1961 (Préface and Catalogue Général in Japanese and French), P-62
- 1979
- The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo: Catalogue of Paintings. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1979, no. 57, repr.
- 1990
- The Old Matsukata Collection. Kobe City Museum, ed. Kobe, "Matsukata Korekushon Ten" Jikkoiinkai, 1990, cat. no. 458.
- 2018
- The Matsukata Collection: Complete Catalogue of the European Art. Kawaguchi, Masako; Jingaoka, Megumi, eds. vol. 1: Paintings, Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 2018, cat. no. 305, col. repr.
- 2023
- La Bretagne source d'inspiration: regards de peintres français et japonais (exh. cat.). Hakamata, Hiroyo, ed. Tokyo, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, 2023, pp. 126, 211, cat. no. 93, col. repr.