Updated 19 November 2024
Currently not on display
Currently not on display
Study for "The Death of Sardanapalus"
| Materials and Techniques | oil on canvas |
|---|---|
| Size（cm） | 81.2 x 65.2 |
| Credit Line | Matsukata Collection |
| Standard ref. | M377 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.1959-0064 |
Provenance
Georges Lafenestre; purchased by Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe through Léonce Bénédite or by himself, ca. August 1921 (Fr. 25,000) [see letter from Léonce Bénédite to Suzuki & Co., dated 3 August 1921, 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.
Bibliography
- 1955
- La Collection Matsukata, Tokyo, Asahi- Shimbun, 1955 (Japanese), no. 31, repr.
- 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-90.
- 1979
- The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo: Catalogue of Paintings. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1979, no. 82, repr.
- 1990
- The Old Matsukata Collection. Kobe City Museum, ed. Kobe, "Matsukata Korekushon Ten" Jikkoiinkai, 1990, cat. no. 540.
- 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. 377, col. repr.