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Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903. In Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands, 1891–93, 1895–1903.)

Still Life with Three Puppies. 1888

Oil on wood, 36 1/8 x 24 5/8" (91.8 x 62.6 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund

Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.

48.52

Other works by this artist


Provenance:

Vollard
Amédée Schuffenecker
[Karl Ernst Osthaus (1874-1921), Hagen. By 1912]
Madame Thea Sternheim, [Berlin], Brussels, Paris, Hollywood. [Likely acquired in 1912.] By 1919 - July 9, 1943
On extended loan to MoMA (collection Thea Sternheim) from April 4, 1939, to October 21, 1941, and from February 15, 1943 to June 19, 1944
Vesting order no. 1767 from the Office of Alien Property, dated July 9, 1943 (title passed into the hands of the U.S. government)
Sale, Office of the Alien Property Custodian, New York, July 20, 1944
Thea Sternheim. Restituted in May 1951, per Return Order no. 974
Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York. [1951?] - 1952
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund, May 1952

Alternate titles:

Still Life with Three Little Dogs
Meal of Three Little Dogs on a Table
Three Dogs, Three Wineglasses, Three Apples
Les trois petits chiens
Nature morte

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