[Galerie Kahnweiler, Paris]; [Galerie Van Leer, Paris, until 1931; sold in 1931 through Henry Botkin to Gershwin]; George Gershwin, New York and Los Angeles (1931–d. 1937); his mother, Rose Gershwin, New York (1937–d. 1948); her son and daughter-in-law, Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin, Los Angeles (1948–his d. 1983); Leonore S. Gershwin, Los Angeles (1983–d. 1991; her estate, 1991–93; gift to MMA)
New York. International Art Center of Roerich Museum. "Exhibition of Portraits of Artists," October 22–November 15, 1932, no. 10 (as "Kisling," lent by Mr. Geo. Gershwin).
Arts Club of Chicago. "Exhibition of the George Gershwin Collection of Modern Paintings," November 10–25, 1933, no. 15 (as "Portrait of Kisling").
Museum of Modern Art, New York. "Modern Works of Art: Fifth Anniversary Exhibition," November 20, 1934–January 20, 1935, no. 70 (as "Portrait of Kisling," lent by George Gershwin).
Museum of Modern Art, New York. "Summer Exhibition: The Museum Collection and a Private Collection on Loan," July 20–September 2, 1936, no catalogue (lent by George Gershwin).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Around George Gershwin," October 1, 1993–May 1994, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Recent Acquisitions: 1993–1995," July 28–September 24, 1995, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Painters in Paris: 1895–1950," March 8–December 31, 2000, extended to January 14, 2001, not in catalogue.
André Salmon. André Derain. [Paris], 1923, ill. p. 49, as "Portrait du Peintre Kissling [sic]," 1921.
Carl Einstein. Die Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts. 2nd ed. (1st ed., 1926). Berlin, 1928, pp. 43, 558, ill. p. 221, calls it "Bildnis des Malers Moïse Kisling," dates it 1920, and locates it in the collection of Paul Strecker, Paris.
Henry Botkin. Telegram to George Gershwin. May 5, 1931 [published in Ref. Mattis 2024, p. 56].
Henry Botkin. Letters to George Gershwin. April 21, 1931, May 5, 1931, and May 10, 1931 [published in Ref. Mattis 2024, pp. 54–58].
George Gershwin. Letters to Harry Botkin. May 8, 1931 and May 19, 1931 [published in Ref. Mattis 2024, pp. 56–58].
George Gershwin. Letter to George Pallay. May 19, 1931 [published in Ref. Mattis 2024, p. 59].
George Gershwin. Letter to Harry Botkin. June 20, 1931 [published in Ref. Mattis 2024, p. 60], describes this picture as "a masterpiece of simple color".
George Gershwin. Telegram to Henry Botkin. May 4, 1931 [published in Ref. Mattis 2024, pp. 55–56].
Henry Botkin. Letter to George Gershwin. March 30, 1933 [published in Ref. Mattis 2024, pp. 72–73].
"Gershwin Buys a Rhapsody—'Caw! Caw!'." Art Digest 8 (January 1, 1934), p. 14.
Howard Devree. "The Galleries Present." New York Times (August 2, 1936), p. X7.
"Paintings on View at Summer Show." New York Times (July 28, 1936), p. 17.
R. H. Wilenski. Modern French Painters. New York, [1940], p. 297, calls it "Portrait du peintre Kisling".
Denys Sutton. André Derain. London, 1959, p. 36, refers to a portrait of Kisling in a private collection, Paris [our picture was then in the Gershwin collection, New York; no other Derain portraits of Kisling are listed in Refs. Kellermann 1992 or Troyat 1982].
Edward Jablonski and Lawrence D. Stewart. The Gershwin Years. Garden City, N.Y., 1973, pp. 197, 402, ill. (in Gershwin's New York apartment).
Charles Schwartz. Gershwin: His Life and Music. Indianapolis, 1973, p. 142, ill. p. 176 (in Gershwin's New York apartment).
Robert Kimball and Alfred Simon. The Gershwins. London, 1974, ill. p. 111 (in Gershwin's New York apartment).
Henri Troyat inKisling, 1891–1953. Ed. Jean Kisling. Vol. 2, Turin, 1982, pp. 37, 72.
Florence Stevenson De Santis. Gershwin. New York, 1987, p. 50, ill. (in Gershwin's New York apartment).
Paul Kresh. An American Rhapsody: The Story of George Gershwin. New York, 1988, ill. p. 112 (in Gershwin's New York apartment).
Edward Jablonski. Gershwin Remembered. Portland, Ore., 1992, p. 136.
Gerald Clarke. "Broadway Legends: George Gershwin. The Celebrated Composer's Manhattan Penthouse." Architectural Digest 52 (November 1995), ill. p. 193 (in Gershwin's New York apartment).
Michel Kellermann. André Derain: Catalogue de l'œuvre peint. Vol. 2, 1915–1934. Paris, 1996, p. 133, no. 859, ill., dates it about 1921.
Olivia Mattis inGeorge Gershwin and Modern Art: A Rhapsody in Blue. Ed. Olivia Mattis. Exh. cat., Baker Museum, Naples, Fla. New York, 2024, pp. 22, 26, 30, 54–60, 73, 80, 116, figs. 15 (in Gershwin's New York apartment), 23 (installation photo, Exh. Chicago 1933), colorpl. 20.
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