DR 9601  -  D'ARGOUT   (Bronze by Barbedienne Foundry)
NUMBER COLLECTORS SALES OBSERVATIONS
1/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G.", "BRONZE." and numbered.
2/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G.", "BRONZE." and numbered.
3/30 Private Collection Sold at Drouot, Paris on Nov. 14,1952, lot 68 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G.", "BRONZE." and numbered.
4/30 Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington D.C. (USA) Offered at Gabus Auction, Switzerland in 1991 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934, inscribed "M.L.G.", "BRONZE." at lower left back. 4/30 on inside and on back of base. D8 on center back base
5/30 Gerstenberg, Otto Collection. Berlin (Germany)   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G.", "BRONZE." and numbered.
5/30 Scharf, Hilde (Germany) By inheritance Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered. Exhibited at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf 1978
5/30 Scharf, Julietta, Collection (Germany) By inheritance Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
6/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
7/30 ? Private Collection Sold from private collection Santa Barbara, USA at Sotheby's New York, Nov. 17.1998 lot 306 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." and numbered. Brown patina. The same number 7/30 as at Art Institute of Chicago
7/30 Rosenthal, Samuel and Marie-Louise (USA) Donated to Art Institute of Chicago in 1998 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.7/30 inside. "M.L.G." on proper right shoulder. "BRONZE." on bottom rim.
7/30 Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL (USA) Gift of Samuel and Marie Louise Rosenthal - Rosenthal-Daumier Collection, Acc.nr. 1998.813 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." on right shoulder, "BRONZE." on rim  and numbered 7/30 inside. See Sotheby's-auction of same number. AIC: H. 13.3 cm, modeled c. 1832/35 (cast 1929/50 acc. to AIC.) in black patina.
8/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
9/30 Itami City Museum of Art. Itami (Japan) By 2010 at Itami City Museum, Japan Bronze edition of 30 begun by 1934. 9/30 (inscribed inside) "M.L.G." (stamped in the lower back left) and "BRONZE." stamped also in the lower back left.
10/30 Rombaldi, Laurent. Paris (France)   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934 described as: "marked "M.L.G." and numbered."
10/30 Rombaldi, Laurent. Paris (France) Rombaldi heirs, sold at Artcurial - Briest - Poulain - F. Tajan, Paris,June 22, 2009, lot 54. Described as :"Epreuve en bronze à patine brune. Fonte à cire perdue de Barbedienne, timbrée 'MLG' et numérotée '10/30'. Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934 described as: "marked "M.L.G." and numbered. Label au verso identifying the cast as Gobin n°31."
11/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
12/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
13/30 Armand Hammer Daumier and Contemporaries Collection. UCLA Hammer Museum. Los Angeles, CA (USA) (PRINTS & Sculptures) Purchased in 1979 at Sagot-Le Garrec, Paris Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
14/30 Tetlie, Richard Norman (USA) By 1943. Presently at St. Olaf College, USA, purchased via Mme. Frisendahl in Stockholm. Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934 described as: "marked "M.L.G." and numbered inside and on bottom rim"
15/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
16/30 Musée des Beaux-Arts. Lyon (France) Bought in 1946 according to Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon from Mme Le Garrec, Paris Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
17/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
18/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
19/30 Museo Soumaya. Mexico City (Mexico) Former Collection Count Aldo Borletti di Arosio. Milan (Italy), sold at Christie's UK Nov. 30,1992; exhibited Museo Pezzoli, Milan in 1961 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934 described as: "marked "M.L.G."  and numbered. Marked on the back "M.L.G.", numbered on the inside 19/30"
20/30 Musée des Beaux-Arts. Marseille (France)   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
21/30 Le Garrec, Maurice (Galerie Sagot-Le Garrec). Paris (France) Sold in 1957 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered. Exhibit: GALERIE SAGOT-LE GARREC, Paris. "Daumier Sculpteur lithographe et dessinateur," 14 June-13 July 1957, no. 31.
21/30 Knoedler, M. & Company, Art dealer. New York, NY (USA) Up to June 25, 1958 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
21/30 Hirshhorn, Joseph H. (USA) from June 25, 1958 to May 17, 1966 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934 described as: "marked "M.L.G.","BRONZE."  and numbered. Stamped LL of C on back: "M.L.G." (in square) & "BRONZE."; stamped inside: 21/ (corroded) 25 (illegible)"
21/30 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Washington D.C. (USA) Donation in 1966, accession nr. 66.1060 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934 described as: "marked "M.L.G.","BRONZE." and numbered. Model: 1832-1835, cast 1948-1952)"
22/30 Akademie der Künste. Berlin (Germany) Purchased in 1952 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
23/30 Petiet, Henri M. Art dealer. Paris (France) Bought in June 1950; sold March 2,1951 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G."  and numbered.
23/30 Rosenwald, Lessing J. Jenkintown, PA (USA) Gift in1951 to National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G."  and numbered.
23/30 National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC (USA) Donation by L.J.Rosenwald in 1951. Accession nr. 1951.17.5 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." and numbered. Described as: Model:1832/1835, cast:1929/1950, stamped in wax positive on rear lower left: "M.L.G." [Maurice Le Garrec]; cold-stamped below right: "BRONZE."; cold-stamped inside, at right
24/30 Private Collection Drouot auction, Paris, offered June 1, 1999, lot 156 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
25/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
26/30 Private Collection Sold at Christie's US, Nov.20, 1986, lot 302, and UK 1991 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G."  and numbered.
27/30 Neumann, Lotar Collection. Gingins (Switzerland) Purchased about 1966 via Kornfeld, Berne Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
27/30 Private Collection (Germany) Nr. 50 Purchased 2008 at Kornfeld, Berne, lot 85 Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE." and numbered.
28/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
29/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.
30/30 present location unknown   Bronze edition of 30, begun by 1934; marked "M.L.G." "BRONZE."  and numbered.