Suzanne Valadon Portrait of Mme Zamaron 1922

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The artist; Léon Zamaron (1872-1955), Paris, [presumably 1922] 1927- at least 1948 [1]. Purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos from Marcel Bernheim & Cie, Paris, September 11, 1958 [2]; by gift to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1964 [3].


[1] Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos, Provenance Record, August 13, 1981, in: Collection files 581.1964, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Suzanne Valadon: Peintures, exh. cat. Paris: Galerie B. Weill, January 17-30, 1927, cat. no. 10 ("Portrait de Mme Z. (app. à M. Zamaron)."); Direction des Musées Nationaux, label, undated [1948] refers to exhibition Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, "Hommage à Suzanne Valadon", May 28-July 11, 1948, cat. no. 52 ("Propriétaire: M. Léon Zamaron"), in: Collection files 581.1964, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
[2] Document "Information for Appraisal", undated [1964], in: Collection files 581.1964, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
[3] Letter Committee on the Museum Collections to Mr. and Mrs. Hermanos, October 21, 1964, in: Collection files 581.1964, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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