The Big Cloud, 1929

Inscription

lower right: Lurcat 29

Provenance

Purchased 24 June 1929 from the artist by Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Exhibition History

1931

A Group of Twentieth Century Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1931, no. 23

1943

Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro. p. 31

1952

Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 32, repro.

1965

The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1931

Pittsburgh Press. 7 May 1931:38, repro.

1943

Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943:, 31, repro.

1952

Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 32, repro.

1960

Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 34, repro.

1965

Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 80.

1965

Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 39, repro.

1968

National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 70, repro.

1975

European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 206, repro.

1985

European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 240, repro.

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