2001, Bequest to the Indiana University Art Museum from Sally Hope-Davis (Mrs. Henry Hope), Bloomington, IN
1944–2001, Collection of Dr. Henry Radford Hope (1905–1989) and Mrs. Henry R. Hope (née Sarahanne "Sally" Adams, 1913–2002), Bloomington (purchased from Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York) [1]
ca. 1940–1955, with Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York [2]
ca. 1939, Rosenberg & Helft Ltd, London
ca. 1937–1939, with Galerie Paul Rosenberg, Paris, France (presumably acquired from the artist) [3]
Notes:
[1] Per memo from Sally Hope to Paul Rosenberg, dated August 2, 1944, II.C.22, The Paul Rosenberg Archives, a Gift of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
[2] The painting's location in New York by 1939 is confirmed by its inclusion in the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition "Picasso: Forty Years of His Art," November 15, 1939–January 7, 1940, cat. no. 276, lent by Rosenberg & Helft Ltd.
[3] Rosenberg obtained an exclusive contract with Picasso and served as his dealer from 1918 until 1940. The painting likely entered Rosenberg's possession just after its completion in 1937; it was on display at Galerie Paul Rosenberg in 1939 (per invoice dated August 1, 1944, II.C.22, The Paul Rosenberg Archives, a Gift of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York).
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
July 23, 2004–January 23, 2005, “La época de Picasso: Donaciones a los Museos Americanos,” July 23–October 3, 2004, Fundación Marcelino Botín, Santander, Spain; traveled to Palazzo Ruspoli/Fondazione Memmo, Rome, as "Picasso e la sua epoca: Donazioni a Musei Americani," October 28, 2004–January 23, 2005 (cat. no. 28)
October 6–October 23, 2001, “Living with Art: The Legacy of Herman B Wells," Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN
1970, "The Hope Collection," Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
February 17–March 15, 1952, "Paintings, Sculptures, and Prints from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hope," Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (checklist no. 16)
October 21–November 22, 1949, "The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Radford Hope," Cincinnati Modern Art Society, Cincinnati, OH (cat. no. 3, as "Still Life with Candlestick and Pitcher")
October 25–November 2, 1948, "French Art," Indiana University Art Center Gallery and Auditorium Lobby, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (checklist no. 15)
Unknown dates (between 1940 and 1944), exhibited at Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York [1]
November 15, 1939–January 7, 1940, “Picasso: Forty Years of His Art,” The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (no. 276)
1939, Exhibited at Galerie Paul Rosenberg, Paris, France [2]
1939, Exhibited at Rosenberg & Helft Gallery, London, England [3]
Notes:
[1] Per Paul Rosenberg & Co. invoice dated August 1, 1944. II.C.22, The Paul Rosenberg Archives, a Gift of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
[2] Per Paul Rosenberg & Co. invoice dated August 1, 1944, II.C.22, The Paul Rosenberg Archives, a Gift of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
[3] Per Paul Rosenberg & Co. invoice dated August 1, 1944, II.C.22, The Paul Rosenberg Archives, a Gift of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
