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Inv. n°: CL1257

Portrait de Madame Emmanuel Gonzales, mère de l’artiste (Portrait of the artist's mother )

This object is on display at the FAMM . Come experience it in person.

Signed 'Eva Gonzalès' lower right

Unframed: h. 61.5 x w. 51 cm ; framed: h. 87.5 x w. 77.5 x d. 9.4 cm
c. 1870
Pastel on paper

Provenance

  • Henri Guérard, (until 1897)
  • Jeanne Guérard-Gonzalès (by descent from the above)
  • Jean-Raymond Guérard (by descent from the above), January 1, 1924
  • Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 8th December 1971, lot 26
  • Private collection
  • Wildenstein & Co., New York
  • Ex collection of Kitty Valkier-Schreurs, Belgium, acquired from the above, 16th November 1989
  • Acquried at Sotheby's, private sale, Paris, 2023

Publications

  • M.-C. Sainsaulieu and J. De Mons, Eva Gonzalès 1849-1883. Étude critique et catalogue raisonné, Bibliothèque des Arts, Paris, 1990
  • Musée Marmottan, Institut de France, Académie des Beaux-Arts, Les femmes impressionnistes: Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Berthe Morisot, January 1, 1993, catalogue no. 48 and p. 144, no. 48
  • A. Vuaille, "Impressionnistes, oui, mais femmes aussi", Le Figaro, November 5, 1993
  • I. Pfeiffer and M. Hollein, Impressionistinnen, Schirn-Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Germany, 2008, p. 215
  • D. N. Mancoff, "Improvisation and Strategy: From Impressionism and Post-Impressionism to the Modern", FAMM - Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France, Merrell and FAMM, May 1, 2025, p. 20
  • E. Imbert, in Monaco Tribune (ed.), Le FAMM : Un musée qui met à l’honneur les femmes artistes, December 14, 2024

Exhibitions

  • Peintures et pastels de Eva Gonzalès, Salon de la Vie Moderne, Paris, France, january 1885, no. 3
  • Femmes Impressionnistes, Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, France, October 1, 1993 — January 1, 1994
  • Impressionistinnen, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany, February 22, 2008 — June 1, 2008
  • Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, June 21, 2008 — September 21, 2008
  • FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France, from 21st June 2024 to present day
  • Eva Gonzalès, Petit Palais, Paris, France, September 15, 2026 — January 24, 2027
  • Eva Gonzalès, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Pays-bas, February 12, 2027 — June 20, 2027

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