- The Little Mountain Goats
- Pitcher and Fruit Bowl
- View from the Window
- Artillerymen in the Shower
- Spring
- The Dream
Dec 31, 2024
Morton D. May, itineraries of selected artworks
Nov 3, 2024
Patterns of "incorrect" in provenances: samples
Provenance Still Life: Corner of a Table, 1873, Art Institute of Chicago
Elizabeth Ruth Edwards (c. 1833-1907), Fantin-Latour’s art agent, London. Gustave Tempelaere (died 1904), Paris in 1901 [Tempelaere inventory no. 4679; see letter from Sylvie Brame to Gloria Groom, dated April 10, 2002, in curatorial file]. Antonio Mancini (died 1930), Rome by 1906 until at least 1924 [acc. to Bénédite1906 and Gibson 1924]. Possibly E. Lernoud, Paris [acc. to Ottawa 1983; mentioned in Paris 1955 as the owner preceding Mancini, but this cannot be confirmed]. Mme. Vincent Daniel, Rennes by 1936 [acc. to letter from Philippe Brame to Gloria Groom, dated April 30, 2001, in curatorial file; in Grenoble 1936 she is incorrectly listed as Madame Vincent Danielo, Vannes; in Ottawa 1983, she is incorrectly located in Vennes]; sold to Hector Brame, Paris in 1951 [acc. to letter from Philippe Brame citied above]; Hector Brame and César de Hauke, Paris; sold to the Art Institute in September 1951.
Oct 22, 2024
Max Silberberg owned Manet's La Sultane from 1928 to 1937, according to the Kunsthaus Zürich

The provenance of Manet's La Sultane, also known as Woman in Oriental Garb, has changed so often that it can be hard to keep up. The ownership by Holocaust victim Max Silberberg, which was challenged and undermined by speculation in previous iterations of the provenance published by the Bührle Foundation, has now been definitively confirmed by the Kunsthaus Zürich.
Silberberg owned the painting continuously from 1928 to 1937.
The Kunsthaus Zürich publishes a page with "drawers" of documents and information from the collection.
Jul 14, 2024
How solid is an art provenance text? Analysis of a Degas sculpture at the NGA
"Probably", "possibly", "apparently", "proposes" and "allegedly" in texts for Degas' Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of Her Bodice, original wax 1880s/1890s, cast 1920/1949 at the NGA
Oct 4, 2023
Comparing 1961 and May 30 2019 provenances for Manet's La Sultane in the Bührle collection
Word/Phrase | 1961 Catalogue Count | 2019 Bürhle website Count |
---|---|---|
dealer | 1 | 0 |
silberberg | 1 | 9 |
? | 0 | 2 |
art market | 0 | 1 |
by | 0 | 7 |
rosenberg | 0 | 5 |
might | 0 | 1 |
until | 0 | 1 |
no documents | 0 | 1 |
was never really and completely owned by Silberberg | 0 | 1 |
Edouard Manet
Young Woman in Oriental Garb
ca. 1871
Apr 8, 2022
Did the Musée de l'Orangerie make a spelling error in the name of a Holocaust victim in the provenance of this Cézanne?
Max Silberberg was a Jewish art collector in Breslau murdered by the Nazis.
Is he the same person as "Silbergerg" in the provenance text of "Fruits, serviette et boîte à lait" by Paul Cézanne?