The Provenance Research Project
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The Laugh
Umberto Boccioni (Italian, 1882–1916)
1911. Oil on canvas, 43 3/8 x 57 1/4" (110.2 x 145.4 cm). Gift of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
656.1959
Borchardt Collection, Berlin. Purchased in Berlin (Galerie Der Sturm) in 1912
Alfred Hess (1879-1931), Erfurt, Germany. Before 1924
William A. Sinclair (art dealer), Kassel. By 1924 - November 20, 1932
Karl Beierling, Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Germany. November 20, 1932 - 1955
Herbert M. and Nannette F. Rothschild, Kitchawan, Westchester, New York. Purchased from Beierling, 1955 - 1959
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild, 1959
Laughter
Le rire
Das Lachen / Laughter / Latteren
[La risata]
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