c. 1890
47.9 x 31.2 cm (18 7/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
Paul Cézanne; his son, Paul Cézanne. [Georges Bernheim, Paris]. [Jos Hessel, Paris]. [Walther Halvorsen, Oslo]. Justin K. Thannhauser, New York (by 1936), sale; [Parke-Bernet, New York, April 12, 1945, no. 80, repr.]. [Kleeman Gallery, New York.] [Parke-Bernet, New York, November 7, 1946, no. 43, repr.]. Frederick W. Schumacher, Columbus, Ohio (until 1957). [Knoedler Galleries, New York]. Harold and Mary Gershinowitz, New York, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003. Provenance adapted from Rewald, 1983.
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