The Artist's Sister at a Window

From the artist to her sister, Mme. Pontillon, Paris; by inheritance to her daughter, Mme. E. Forget, Paris, by 1941;[1] Ernest Rouart [1874-1942], Paris. [2] Capt. Edward H. Molyneux [1891-1974], Paris, France, by 1952; sold 15 August 1955 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA.[1] Lent by Mme Forget to 1941 exhibition at the l'Orangerie in Paris.[2] Listed as Ernest Rouart collection in 1945 exhibition at Durand-Ruel in Paris. See letter from Charles Durand-Ruel dated 20 December 1977 in NGA curatorial files. Roart was married to the artist's daughter, Julie Manet, and thus the cousin of Mme. Forget.