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Study of a Male Nude
Attributed to: Jean Louis André Théodore Gericault, French, 1791–1824
80.7 x 61.9 cm (31 3/4 x 24 3/8 in.)
Oil on canvas
Classification: Paintings
Type, sub-type: Figure - Male; NudeObject is currently not on view Museum of Fine Arts, BostonGift of Mrs. Samuel Dennis Warren, 1891
Accession number: 91.26Provenance/Ownership History: Please note: The information on history of ownership given here is based on compilations made in the 1980s. This information is in the process of being reviewed, and will be corrected and updated as research progresses.
ca. 1875-1886 Thomas Robinson, Providence (as Géricault; probably brought painting to US ca. 1875; painting was cut in two by 1886; Robinson was a painter active in the RI area, and also sometimes acted as a purchasing agent for Vose); November 16, 1886 Robinson sale (Moore's Art Galleries) New York, Lot 126; 1886-1890 Vose Galleries, Providence and Boston (as Géricault; bought at Robinson sale); 1890-1891 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dennis Warren, Boston (as Géricault; at time of donation, painting measured 13 1/2 x 16 1/2; from Vose); 1891 MFA (gift of Warren; formerly as Géricault; rejoined to lower half 1935) (Accession date: February 3, 1891)This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
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