Morning, Rouen

Possibly with Galerie Bernheim Jeune, Paris, by 1906–possibly 1924 [1];

Acquired by a private collector, France, around 1920 [2];

By descent to his son, at least 2019–2020;

With Leighton Fine Art, Marlow, London, by March–August 5, 2021;

Purchased from Leighton Fine Art by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2021.

Notes

[1] It is possible that Morning, Rouen was exhibited at the Exposition Guillaumin, held at Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, April 6–21, 1906, as one of seven options: no. 8, Rouen, 1904; no. 11, Rouen; no. 13, Quai à Rouen; no. 16, Rouen; no. 17, La Seine avant Rouen (fumées); no. 18, Quai de Rouen; or no. 19, Rouen. The catalogue does not reproduce the works nor list sizes, and contemporary criticism has not produced enough details to identify individual canvases.

In 1924, Bernheim-Jeune was listed as an owner of two Guillaumin paintings, both entitled “Vue de Rouen,” with one matching the Nelson-Atkins dimensions: 54 x 65 cm. See Édouard Des Courières, Armand Guillaumin (Paris: Henri Floury, 1924), 165. This painting might also be Banks of the Seine, near Rouen, 1904, oil on canvas, 21 x 26 in. (54.6 x 66.1 cm), sold at Christie’s, New York, “Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art (Day Sale),” November 9, 1999, lot 245 (see below in Related Works).

[2] The painting appeared for sale twice by this private collector, but went unsold both times: Art Impressionniste et Moderne, Art Contemporain Cornette de Saint Cyr, Maison de Ventes S.A.S., Paris, June 27, 2019, lot 53; and again at Art Impressionniste et Moderne, Cornette de Saint Cyr, Maison de Ventes S.A.S., Paris, July 1, 2020, lot 78, as Rouen le matin, septembre 1904. The provenance in the sales catalogue says, “Acquise vers 1920 par le père du propriétaire actuel. Par descendance” (Acquired around 1920 by the father of the current owner. By descent).