The Provenance Research Project

Madame Holzer, Paris [1]; acquired by M. Julien, Paris [2]; acquired by Josse Bernheim-Jeune (1870-1941) and Gaston Bernheim-Jeune [Gaston de Villers] (1870-1953), Paris, by 1919 until at least 1939 [3]; sold to Knoedler & Co., New York; sold to Adele R. and David M. Levy, New York, by June 10, 1940 [4]; acquired by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1957 (Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy).
[1] See exh. cat. Renoir, Cézanne and their contemporaries, Alex. Reid & Lefevre, London, June 1934 (no. 37): "Collections: Madame Holzer, Paris; M. Julien, Paris; Gaston Bernheim de Villers, Paris."
[2] Ibid.
[3] Henri de Régnier, L'art moderne et quelques aspects de l'art d'autrefois; cent-soixante-treize planches d'après la collection privée de MM. J. & G. Bernheim-Jeune, Paris: Bernheim-Jeune, 1919, vol. 2, pl. 160. Included in the exhibition La Pintura Francesa de David a nuestros días, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, July-August 1939 (no. 134). Lender: Gaston Bernheim-Jeune.
[4] Included in the loan exhibition Allied Art for Allied Aid: for the Benefit of the Red Cross War Relief Fund, Knoedler Galleries, June 10-June 29, 1940 (no. 17): "La Goulue, Lent by Dr. and Mrs. David M. Levy."