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The Corn Poppy

The Corn Poppy

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The Corn Poppy
The Corn Poppy
ArtistDutch, 1877–1968
CultureDutch
Titles
  • The Corn Poppy
Datec. 1919
PlaceParis, France
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 21 1/2 × 18 in. (54.6 × 45.7 cm)
 Frame: 27 1/4 × 24 × 2 in. (69.2 × 61 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object number98.279
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
223 Beck Galleries
On view

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Department
European Art, Beck Collection
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceA[lexandre]. Roudinesco (Bucharest, 1883–1974), Paris, by 1960 [1]; Olivetti Collection, Milan; Mrs. E. Bin, Italy; [Sotheby’s, London, "Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture," 31 March 1965, lot 105, illus. in color] [2]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Houston, 1965; given to MFAH, 1998.


[1] This is the only provenance given in Sotheby’s, London, 1965 sale.

[2] Digitized: https://archive.org/details/impressionistmod00soth_1 (Accessed by Julia May Boddewyn, 12 Nov. 2024)

Exhibition HistoryMusée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France, “Exposition Van Dongen: Peintures Aquarelles, Dessins," 1–30 April 1960, no. 39, as “Le Coquelicot,” Loaned by Dr. Roudinesco, Paris.

"The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1974.
Published References Armand Lanoux, "Paris 1925" (Paris, 1957), p. 13, illus in color. – not repr in 1975 edition. "The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck," Compiled by Audrey Jones Beck. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1998, p. 50. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed of reverse of canvas in charcoal: "Le Coquelicot"
Signed lower left: "Van Dongen"

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