Provenance

Dubois Chefdebien, Paris, by 1940; (through Hotel Drouot, Paris, Chefdebien estate sale, December 18-19, 1940), lot 56. (through Dr. Erhard Goepel) for Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) for the collection of the planned Führermuseum at Linz, Austria, acquired in Paris, 1941(1.). Private collection, Switzerland, by 1980; (with P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1980-1983(2.); SDMA, 1983.

Provenance Notes

1. Dr. Erhard Goepel was an official Linz museum agent and buyer in Holland, Belgium, and France, under Dr. Hans Posse, the director and official purchaser for the Linz museum appointed by Hitler.
2. Offered at Christie's, New York, Important Paintings by Old Masters sale, June 18, 1982 (lot 144, bought in).

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