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Recess of the Court
Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)
Oil on canvas; 23 7/8 x 28 7/8 in. (60.6 x 73.3 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger, 1966 (66.217)

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Frank Crowninshield, New York (until 1935; consigned on November 15 to Durand-Ruel, New York, consignment no. NY 8931; sold November 18 for $2,100 to Durand-Ruel, New York); [Durand-Ruel, New York, 1935; stock no. NY 5278, sold November 20 for $3,000 to Lournan]; Mrs. Lawrence Lournan (from 1935); Stanley Newbold Barbee, New York (in 1945); sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, December 10–11, 1947, no. 84, for $1,650; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger, New York (by 1956–66)

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