The River

c. 1910

Maurice de Vlaminck

Associated Names
Maurice de Vlaminck

Artist, French, 1876 - 1958

The painting depicts a riverside scene below a blue sky with soft white clouds. The river stretches away from us towards the horizon at the center of the painting. Buildings line the riverbank on the left, with white walls and roofs in shades of red and dark green. There are also two smaller yellow-orange structures. The buildings are surrounded by trees painted in thick, crisscrossing strokes of green, and there are more trees in the distance and on the right side of the river. The water in the center reflects the buildings, trees, and sky. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 60 x 73 cm (23 5/8 x 28 3/4 in.)
    framed: 78.1 x 90.8 x 8.8 cm (30 3/4 x 35 3/4 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.226

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dikran Khan Kélékian [1868-1951], New York; (his sale, American Art Association, New York, 30 January 1927, no. 73); purchased by (C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York); sold 12 February 1927 to Chester Dale [1882-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1928

  • Loan Exhibition of Modern French Art from the Chester Dale Collection for the Benefit of the French Hospital of New York, Wildenstein Galleries, 1928, no. 48.

1930

  • Painting in Paris from American Collections, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1930, no. 95, repro.

1932

  • Derain-Vlaminck, Museum of French Art, New York, 1932, no. 30.

1935

  • The Fauves and After, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1935, no catalogue.

1943

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro. p. 58

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 65, repro.

1965

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

Bibliography

1929

  • Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 85, repro.

1943

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943:, 58, repro.

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 65, repro.

1960

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 67, repro.

1965

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 88, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 138.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 125, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 368, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 427, repro.

1997

  • Southgate, M. Therese. The Art of JAMA: One Hundred Covers and Essays from The Journal of the American Medical Association. St. Louis, 1997: 32-33, color repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Vlaminck

Wikidata ID

Q20191460

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