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Village Fair in Brittany
| Materials and Techniques | oil on canvas |
|---|---|
| Size（cm） | 165 x 200.5 |
| Inscriptions | Signed lower right: L Simon (L and S in monogram) |
| Credit Line | Matsukata Collection |
| Standard ref. | M989 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.1959-0186 |
Provenance
Purchased by Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe through Léonce Bénédite, ca. July 1919, as “Parade de foire” (Fr. 6,000) [see letter from Léonce Bénédite to Suzuki & Co., dated 5 July 1919, in the Bibliothèque centrale des musées nationaux, Paris (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
- 1919
- Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Salon de 1919, Paris, 0 1919 - 0 1919, (with the title "Parade Bretonne")
- 2023
- 国立西洋美術館, The National Museum of Western Art, 18 March 2023 - 11 June 2023, cat. no. 106
Bibliography
- 1919
- Bouyer, R. Les Salons de 1919. Gazette des Beaux-Arts. ser. 4, tome 15, 1919, p. 170 (with the title "Parade bretonne" ).
- 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-287.
- 1979
- The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo: Catalogue of Paintings. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1979, no. 259, repr.
- 1990
- The Old Matsukata Collection. Kobe City Museum, ed. Kobe, "Matsukata Korekushon Ten" Jikkoiinkai, 1990, cat. no. 1384.
- 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. 989, 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. 140, 213, cat. no.106, col. repr.