Morning

Provenance

Presumably one of four paintings commissioned by Monsieur Journû, Bordeaux, in 1759 [proposed by Ingersoll-Smouse 1926, p. 92; see Lagrange 1864 for this commission]; by descent to Bernard Journu-Auber, comte de Tustal, Bordeaux, until at least 1801 [see Meaudre de Lapouyade 1912]. Probably Baron Schickler, Paris, by 1897 [according to Ingersoll-Smouse, it was lent by him to Paris, 1897/1898, no. 37]. Sold Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 21, 1910, no. 47 with its companion pieces, nos. 46, 48, 49 to Théodore Bonjean, Paris [annotated copy of the sale catalogue at Durand-Ruel, Paris, copy in curatorial file]. Edmond Noël, Paris; sold Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 27, 1924, no. 25, to Durand-Ruel, Paris, acting on behalf of Martin A. Ryerson, for Fr 23,000 [the companion pieces, no. 26, Le Soir, no. 27, La Tempête, no. 28, La Nuit were sold to other buyers; see annotated copy of sale catalogue in Durand-Ruel archives and New York Herald 1924, copies in curatorial file]; Martin A. Ryerson, Chicago (died 1932); on loan to the Art Institute, 1924–33; bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1933.

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