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Sisters
| Date | 1923 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | oil on canvas |
| Size（cm） | 99.5 x 81 |
| Inscriptions | Signed and dated lower left: deval. 23. |
| Credit Line | Matsukata Collection |
| Standard ref. | M404 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.1959-0084 |
Provenance
Purchased by Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe through Léonce Bénédite, ca. December 1923 (Fr. 3,000) [see letter from Léonce Bénédite to Suzuki and Co., dated 18 December 1923, 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
- 1924
- XIVª Esposizione internazionale d'arte della città di Venezia, 0 1924 - 0 1924, cat. p. 179, no. 35
Bibliography
- 1924
- XIVª Esposizione internazionale d'arte della città di Venezia, 1924: Catalogo, 2nd ed., [Venezia, 1924], p. 177, cat. no. 35
- 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-131.
- 1979
- The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo: Catalogue of Paintings. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1979, no. 108, repr.
- 1990
- The Old Matsukata Collection. Kobe City Museum, ed. Kobe, "Matsukata Korekushon Ten" Jikkoiinkai, 1990, cat. no. 592.
- 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. 404, col. repr.