Picasso acquired by Pinakothek der Moderne
September 18 2024
Picture: deeds.news
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich have acquired Pablo Picasso's Femme au violon. Painted in 1911, the work is celebrated as being created at the pinacle of the artist's cubist period. The work has been on loan to various institutions in Germany before an effort was made, with the assistance of various funds, to acquire it.
Here's the painting's full provenance, as supplied by the press article linked above:
Provenance of the painting: earliest 1911-1912 Daniel Henry Kahnweiler, Paris; 1912 Alfred Flechtheim, Düsseldorf; latest 1913 to at least 1917 Franz Kluxen, Münster and Boldixum; at least 1920 to at least 1922 Max Leon Flemming, Hamburg; 1927 Galerie M. Goldschmidt & Co, Frankfurt am Main (on commission); no earlier than 1927, no later than 1931 to 1942 Hermann Lange, Krefeld / Berlin; 1942 to 1964 Marie Lange, Krefeld; since 1964 private collection; 1994 to 2004 on loan from private ownership to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie; 2004 on loan from private ownership to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum Berggruen; since 2014 on loan from private ownership to the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Sammlung Moderne Kunst in der Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
