Notice of inclusion in the Digital Catalogue Raisonné issued by The Wildensteil Plattner Institute dated October 12, 2022.
Signature
lower left
Size of the artwork
50.5 x 61.1 cm(19.88 x 24.06 in)
Condition
good condition
Artwork description
Provenance:
Kees and Marie-Claire van Dongen, Monaco (as of 1959). Sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, March 17, 1971. Former collection Michel Ghika, circa 1978. Sale, Galerie des Chevau-Légers, Versailles, March 27, 1983, n° 57. Sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 1985, n° 394.
Exhibitions:
Genève, Musée Rath, Van Dongen, October 30- November 29 1959, titled "Le Clown et le Cavalier". Paris, Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Salon d’automne 1972 : Grandes œuvres russes des collections françaises, Van Dongen, Villes nouvelles, October 31 – November 27, 1972, titled "Le cirque".
Bibliography:
Genève, Musée Rath, Van Dongen, October 30 - November 29 1959, p. 19, n° 105, titled "Le Clown et le Cavalier". Paris, Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Salon d’automne 1972 : Grandes œuvres russes des collections françaises, Van Dongen, Villes nouvelles, Octobre 31 – November 27, 1972, p. 31, n°41, titled "Le cirque".
Provenance:
Kees and Marie-Claire van Dongen, Monaco (as of 1959).
Sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, March 17, 1971.
Former collection Michel Ghika, circa 1978.
Sale, Galerie des Chevau-Légers, Versailles, March 27, 1983, n° 57.
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 1985, n° 394.
Exhibitions:
Genève, Musée Rath, Van Dongen, October 30- November 29 1959, titled "Le Clown et le Cavalier".
Paris, Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Salon d’automne 1972 : Grandes œuvres russes des collections françaises, Van Dongen, Villes nouvelles, October 31 – November 27, 1972, titled "Le cirque".
Bibliography:
Genève, Musée Rath, Van Dongen, October 30 - November 29 1959, p. 19, n° 105, titled "Le Clown et le Cavalier".
Paris, Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Salon d’automne 1972 : Grandes œuvres russes des collections françaises, Van Dongen, Villes nouvelles, Octobre 31 – November 27, 1972, p. 31, n°41, titled "Le cirque".