This work is included in the Provenance Research Project, which investigates the ownership history of works in MoMA's collection.
Gift of the artist to the Kunstverein Jena, Germany, May 1918 [1]; removed as “degenerate art” by the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, 1937 [2]; on consignment to Bernhard Böhmer, Güstrow, 1939. To Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York; acquired by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1956.
[1] One of 251 prints given in memory of the artist's friend and patron, Botho Graef (1857-1917). Collection stamp "Kunstverein / Jena" on verso. Inventory no. 98.
[2] EK no. 13144: Badende
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