Woman with a Hat

1906

Maurice de Vlaminck

Associated Names
Maurice de Vlaminck

Artist, French, 1876 - 1958

This painting is a portrait of a woman from the chest upwards. The woman is facing us. Her facial features are abstract and stylized, with red lips, thin dark eyebrows, and small eyes. Her skin is painted in bold, expressive brush strokes in shades of cream, peach, and light pink. The woman has dark hair that is mostly obscured by an elaborate hat adorned with abstract floral patterns in dark blue, green, and white, with accents of orange around the edges. She wears a high-collared garment depicted in thick strokes of yellow, dark blue, and black. The background consists of dynamic strokes of different shades of greens and blues, adding a sense of movement to the painting.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sold May 1906 by the artist to Ambroise Vollard [1866-1939], Paris; sold to (Galerie de l'Élysée [Jean Metthey], Paris); sold c.1950 to (Galerie Lucien Bourdon, Paris);[1] sold January 1951 to (Sidney Janis Gallery, New York); sold November 1951 to Baron [1883-1977] and Mrs. Robert von Hirsch, Basel;[2] gift to his step-daughter, Mrs. Lili-Charlotte Sarnoff, Bethesda, Maryland; gift (partial and promised) 1981 to NGA; gift completed 2015.
[1] Letters from Galerie Lucien Bourdon dated 7 August 1986 and 12 February 1987 confirm that the painting was acquired by them from Metthey on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris (NGA curatorial records). The 2008 Vlaminck catalogue raisonné, in addition to other sources on the Fauves, identifies this gallery with the Galerie de l'Élysée, which held exhibitions of Vlaminck in 1935, 1938 and 1948.
[2] Letter from Sidney Janis Gallery dated 30 June 1986 (in NGA curatorial files).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1953

  • 5 Years of Janis: 5th Anniversary Exhibition, The Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, 1953, no. 55, repro.

Bibliography

1956

  • Sauvage, Marcel. Vlaminck, sa vie et son message. Geneva, 1956: repro. p. 20.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 428, repro.

1989

  • Strick, Jeremy. Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture: Selections for the Tenth Anniversary of the East Building. Washington, D.C., 1989: 16, repro. 17.

2008

  • Vallès-Bled, Maïthé. Vlaminck. Paris, 2008: no. 121, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Vlaminck

Wikidata ID

Q20190991

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