Chaïm Soutine
The Chicken

Public Domain

Artist Chaïm Soutine (French, born Russia (present-day Belarus), 1893–1943)French, born Russia (present-day Belarus), 1893–1943

CultureFrench

Titles

The Chicken

Datec. 1926

PlaceFrance

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions40 1/4 × 29 15/16 in. (102.2 × 76.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown in honor of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck

Object number74.248

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

226 Beck Galleries

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European Art, Beck Collection

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PAINTING

ProvenanceBaron de Rothschild, Paris; [sale, Palais Galliéra, Paris, June 19, 1963, Tableaux Modernes, lot 80 as “Poulet suspendu au fond bleu,” illus.] [1]; [Cordier and Ekstrom, New York] [2]; Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown, Houston, [3]; given to MFAH, 1974.

[1] The painting is listed in the 1963 sale, cited above, (lot 80) as “Poulet suspendu au fond bleu.” The work is illustrated in black-and-white with the following information: “Huile sur toile. Haut. 1m.01; Larg. 0m.76. / Signée en bas à droite.” Neither the seller nor buyer of this work are currently known. (New information provided by Robert McD. Parker, November 2024.)

[2] The Cordier & Ekstrom gallery opened in 1959 in New York. The business was run by Arne Ekstrom (1908-1996) in partnership with Daniel Cordier (1920-2020), who operated out of his gallery in Paris.

[3] Mrs. George R. Brown requested information regarding the work’s provenance in November 1967 as referenced in a letter from Louise Ferrari to her. [MFAH object file-accessed by Robert McD. Parker, April 2024].

Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "From the Object: Still Life Themes and Variations," Alfred C. Glassell School of Art, Houston, 9 Jan - 6 Feb 1987.

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