Signiert und datiert links unten: Renoir. 81.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), -19.7.1888; Durand-Ruel & Cie., Paris, 1888-1913; Slg. Dr. Oscar (1863-1918) und Gertrud (geb. Mankiewicz, 1869-1920) Troplowitz, Hamburg, 1913-1920; Vermächtnis Troplowitz an die Hamburger Kunsthalle, 1920; Im Tausch abgegeben gemeinsam mit "Kopf eines Mädchens (Mlle Dobigny)" von Edgar Degas (Inv. Nr. E-2416) gegen "Feierabend" von Hans Thoma (Inv. Nr. 2734) an den Kunsthändler Karl Haberstock, Berlin, 1939; Kunsthändler Karl Haberstock, Berlin, 1939-1944; Reichsminister a.D. Geh. Rat Dr. Heinrich Friedrich Albert (1874-1960), Berlin, September 1944-?; Rosenberg und Stiebel, New York, nach 8.5.1945; M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, 1959, Slg. Louis H. Silver (1091-1963), Chicago, Illinois, 1963-1967; Verst. Slg. Silver (Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc.), New York, 6.4.1967, No. 26 (Zuschlag bei 100.000,00 $); Wally Findlay Galleries, New York, -1973; Slg. Dr. F. Otto Haas, Philadelphia; Schenkung von Dr. F. Otto Haas und der Witwe Carole Haas Gravagno an das Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1993

With Durand-Ruel & Cie, Paris, acquired from the artist, July 19, 1888, until 1913; sold to Dr. Oskar Troplowitz (1863-1918) and his wife Gertrud (Mankiewicz) Troplowitz (1869-1920) , Hamburg, 1913-1920 [1]; bequest to the Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, 1920; by exchange together with "Head of a Girl (Mlle Dobigny)" by Edgar Degas (Inv. Nr. E-2416) for "Feierabend" by Hans Thoma (Inv. Nr. 2734) to Karl Haberstock (dealer), Berlin, 1939; with Karl Haberstock, Berlin, 1939-1944; Reichsminister (retired) Geheimrat Dr. Heinrich Friedrich Albert (1874-1960), Berlin, September 1944-? [2]; CCP Lengries / München; Rückgabe an Karl Haberstock, 24.1.1950 - mind. 1952; Kunsthändler Julius Böhler (in Kommission), München, 1952; Böhler vermittelt an die Galerie Vömel, Düsseldorf, 1952; Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York, nach 24.1.1950 bzw. 1952; M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1959. Louis H. Silver (1901-1963), Chicago, by 1963; his sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, April 6, 1967, no. 26 [3]. With Wally Findlay Galleries, New York, by 1973. Dr. F. Otto Haas, Philadelphia; gift of F. Otto Haas, and partial gift of the reserved life interest of his widow Carole Haas Gravagno to PMA, 1993.
1. Troplowitz was a Silesian-German pharmacist, entrepreneur and arts patron who bequeathed works by 19th and early 20th century French and German artists to the Hamburger Kunsthalle.
2. The preceding information courtesy of Dr. Ute Haug, Senior Curator, Provenance Research and Archiv, Hamburger Kunsthalle, communication of March 6, 2012, in curatorial file.
3. See Parke Bernet 1967 sale catalogue and Guy-Patrice Dauberville and Michel Dauberville, Renoir: catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. 1, 1858-1881 (Paris, 2007), no. 41. siehe auch: http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/87537.html?mulR=27609|6,

Stand 8.10.2015, Ute Haug.