Félix Emile-Jean Vallotton
Woman Writing in an Interior

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Artist Félix Emile-Jean Vallotton(Swiss, 1865–1925)Swiss, 1865–1925

CultureSwiss

Titles

Woman Writing in an Interior

Date1904

PlaceFrance

MediumOil on board

Dimensions23 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (60.3 × 34.6 cm)
frame: 32 1/8 × 21 3/4 × 1 13/16 in. (81.6 × 55.2 × 4.6 cm)

Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck

Object number98.307

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

223 Beck Galleries

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Department

European Art, Beck Collection

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Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, by April 1904]; [purchased by Galerie E. Blot, Paris, 1904] [1]; [Galerie Druet, Paris] [2]; purchased by Henri Cahen (1864–1937), Paris, c. 1932–33 [3]; Jean Desbons (Lafitole, 1891–1967), Paris, possibly by gift or by descent, 1937 [4]; Jacqueline Desbons (Sèvres, 1903–Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1992), Paris, by descent, 1967 [5]; [sold by her, Sotheby’s, London, “Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture, Part II,” 28 June 1989, lot 118, illus.]; [Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London]; [Philippe Reichenbach (dates unknown), Geneva] [6]; Private collection, Switzerland, by 1991 [7]; Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, “Modern Art,” 20 June 1991, lot 674, illus. in color]; purchased by Audrey Jones Beck, Houston, 1991; given to MFAH, 1998.

[1] According to Ducrey (2005), the painting was acquired in 1904 from Galerie Bernheim-Jeune by Galerie Blot, which was in business from 1899–1936 and run Eugène Blot (Seurre, 1883–Reims, 1976).

[2] Ducrey (2005). Galerie Druet was founded in 1903 by Alfonse Eugène Druet (1867–1916). After his death, his widow Lucie (dates unknown) inherited the business, which was run by Jos. Hessel and Charles Pacquement. “Galerie Druet,” Bloomsbury Visual Arts. https://www.bloomsburyvisualarts.com/ (Accessed by Julia May Boddewyn, 15 September 2024).

[3] Ducrey (2005). The source for Ducrey’s information is unknown. This painting was not found in the gallery’s stockbooks (1909–1938). Albert Marquet Research Archives and Galerie Druet Records, The Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc. Digitized: https://digitalprojects.wpi.art/archive/collections/detail?id=475606-stock-books (Accessed by Julia May Boddewyn, 16 November 2024).

[4] Ducrey (2005). Joseph Charles “Jean” Desbons married Cahen’s daughter, Jacqueline, in 1933. Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/grodicq?n=desbons&oc=&p=maie+joseph+charles+jean Accessed by Julia May Boddewyn, 20 Nov. 2024.

[5] Since Desbons is identified as the father of the seller at Sotheby’s, London in 1989, the seller, listed as Private collection, Paris, must be Jacqueline Desbons.

[6] Both Gibson and Reichenbach are known from Ducrey (2005).

[7] Lempertz confirmed that the painting was sold by a private Swiss collection. Email to Julia May Boddewyn, 20 Nov. 2024.

Exhibition HistorySALE: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Germany, June 20, 1991, lot 674.
EXCOLLECTION: Mrs. Audrey Jones Beck, Houston, 1994.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Artist's signature in lower right corner of image.

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