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Paul Verlaine

Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906)
about 1891

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas mounted on panel
Dimensions Overall: 19.1 x 16.5 cm (7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number34.1457
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings

ProvenanceBy 1921, acquired in Paris by Louis Kronberg (b. 1872 - d. 1965), New York [see note 1]; 1934, sold by Kronberg to Vose Galleries, Providence, RI and Boston [see note 2]; 1934, sold by Vose to the MFA for $340. (Accession Date: December 6, 1934)

NOTES:
[1] In a letter to the MFA (December 24, 1939) Kronberg states that he acquired the painting from a "small dealer in Paris."

[2] A label on the back of the painting reads "Vose no. 9100."