Jacques-Émile Blanche (French, 1861-1942)
Pouponne Zelinska au panier
signed and dated 'J E Blanche/96' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 29 in. (92.1 x 73.7 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Hugo Helbing, Frankfurt, 22-24 May 1933, lot 11, as Porträt eines jungen Mädchens. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 27 October 1988, lot 112, as Portrait of a Girl Seated in a Landscape. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2000, lot 153, as Portrait of a Young Girl Holding a Basket. Simon Bonython. Acquired directly from the above by the present owner.
We are grateful to Jane Roberts for authenticating this painting and for her assistance with the cataloguing. The work is included in her digital Jacques-Émile Blanche catalogue raisonné as no. 125.