Albertine aux Douches (A la recherche du temps perdu)
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Kees van Dongen (1877-1968)
Albertine aux Douches (A la recherche du temps perdu)
stamped with signature 'Van Dongen' (lower right)
gouache and watercolor over pencil on paper
Image size: 9 3/8 x 7 ½ in. (23.8 x 18.9 cm.)
Sheet size: 9 ¾ x 8 ½ in. (24.7 x 21.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1946-1947
Albertine aux Douches (A la recherche du temps perdu)
stamped with signature 'Van Dongen' (lower right)
gouache and watercolor over pencil on paper
Image size: 9 3/8 x 7 ½ in. (23.8 x 18.9 cm.)
Sheet size: 9 ¾ x 8 ½ in. (24.7 x 21.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1946-1947
Provenance
Proust collection, Paris (gift from the artist).
Private collection, Paris (by descent from the above).
Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 30 June 1976, lot 284.
Crane Kalman Gallery, London.
Private collection, New York (acquired from the above, September 1976).
Gift from the above to the present owner, circa 2000.
Private collection, Paris (by descent from the above).
Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 30 June 1976, lot 284.
Crane Kalman Gallery, London.
Private collection, New York (acquired from the above, September 1976).
Gift from the above to the present owner, circa 2000.
Literature
M. Proust, A la recherche du temps perdu, Paris, 1947, vol. III, p. 724, no. 65 (illustrated in color, p. 313; prior to stamped signature).
Sale Room Notice
Please note that this painting has been requested by the Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme, Paris, for its exhibition, Marcel Proust, du côté de la mère, which will be shown April 13 to August 28, 2022.