1979, Indiana University Art Museum purchase from Bank Leu AG, Zurich, Switzerland [1]
ca. 1979, with Bank Leu AG (purchased from the Brummer sale)
1979, The Ernst Brummer Collection Sale, Galerie Koller in Collaboration with Spink & Son, Zurich, Switzerland (October 16, 1979, lot. no. 460) [2]
1964–ca. 1979, Estate of Ernest Brummer, Ella Baché Brummer inherits
1927–1964, Ernest Brummer Gallery, New York, NY [3] (purchase from the Volpi Sale)
1927, Volpi Collection Sale, American Art Galleries, New York, NY (March 31, 1927)
? –1927, Collection of Elia Volpi (1858–1938), Florence, Italy [4]
unknown dates, Collection of Count Grégoire Stroganoff (1829–1910), Rome, Italy [5]
Notes
[1] Bank Leu AG (Ltd) was a Swiss private bank from 1755-2007. In 1949, Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001) was hired to manage the numismatic department within the bank, and, under his guidance, this branch of the bank became a successful auction house. Mildenberg continued as a managing director at Bank Leu until his retirement in 1983; he was also well-known as a scholar and philanthropist.
[2] Ernest Brummer's widow, Ella Baché-Brummer (1900–1999), organized several auctions of the Brummer brothers’ collections and gallery stock after Ernst's death, including the Koller Gallery auction in October 1979.
[3] Brothers Joseph, Imre, and Ernest Brummer (1891–1964), operated galleries in Paris from 1909 to 1940, and in New York from 1914 to 1964. The brothers first attained prominence as prosperous and influential dealers during the interwar years, specializing in ancient and medieval art.
[4] Elia Volpi (1858–1938), Florence, Italy, was a painter, professor, and antiquarian.
[5] Grégoire Stroganoff (1829–1910), Rome, Italy was a Russian nobleman and art collector.
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.
