Updated 10 March 2026
Currently not on display
Currently not on display
Bridge of Cahors
| Materials and Techniques | oil on canvas |
|---|---|
| Size(cm) | 85.7 x 64.5 |
| Inscriptions | Signed lower left: Henri Martin |
| Credit Line | Matsukata Collection |
| Standard ref. | M721 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.1959-0135 |
Provenance
Purchased by Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe through Léonce Bénédite or by himself, ca. October 1921, as “Le pont de Cahors” (Fr. 5,000) [see letter from Léonce Bénédite to Suzuki & Co., dated 12 October 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.
Exhibition History
- 1994
- Kokuritsu Seiyo Bijyutsukan Shozo Sakuhin ni yoru Yoroppa Bijyutsu eno Shotai, Karatsu City Library, 12 November 1994 - 11 December 1994, cat. no. 5, col. repr.
- 2010
- Shadows: Works from the National Museums of Art, The National Art Cener, Tokyo, 8 September 2010 - 18 October 2010, cat. no. 52
- 2012
- Modern European Art from the Collection of the National Museum of Western Art, Ibara Municipal Denchu Art Museum, 5 October 2012 - 25 November 2012, Iwami Art Museum, 22 December 2012-18 February 2013, cat. no. 30
- 2013
- Monet, An Eye for Landscapes: Innovation in 19th Century French Landscape Paintings, Pola Museum of Art, 13 July 2013 - 24 November 2013, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 7 December 2013-9 March 2014, cat. no. 97, col. repr.
Bibliography
- 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-190.
- 1979
- The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo: Catalogue of Paintings. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1979, no. 172, repr.
- 1990
- The Old Matsukata Collection. Kobe City Museum, ed. Kobe, "Matsukata Korekushon Ten" Jikkoiinkai, 1990, cat. no. 1010.
- 1994
- Kokuritsu Seiyo Bijutsukan Shozo Sakuhin ni Yoru Europa Bijutsu e no Shotai (exh. cat.). Karatsu City Library; National Museum of Wetsern Art. Karatsu, Karatsu City Library, 1994, cat. no. 5, col. repr.
- 2010
- Shadows: Works from the National Museums of Art (exh. cat.). The National Art Center, Tokyo et al., eds. [Tokyo], Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art, 2010, pp. 73, 181, cat. no. 52, col. repr.
- 2012
- Modern European Art from the Collection of the National Museum of Western Art (exh. cat.). Murakami, Hiroya, ed. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 2012, pp. 45, 104, cat. no. 30, col. repr.
- 2013
- MONET, An Eye For Landscapes: Innovation in 19th Century French Landscape Paintings(exh. cat.). Tokyo, TBS, c2013, cat. no. 97, col. repr.
- 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. 721, col. repr.