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Kress Foundation Paintings from the Denver Art Museum, Part III


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Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple, Jan Provoost, 1525, Oil on panel, 71.6cm x 99.8cm



1878 — 1913

Inherited after his father's death.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1913 — 1953

Inherited after her father's death.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


Unknown — 1954

Previous owner was H. Baer—no further information on this collector. He purchased the painting at the Sotheby's London Ashburnham Sale in 1953. Sold as a painting by Isenbrandt.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1961 — Present Day

Kress Foundation #K-1990 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.184

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


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Madonna and Child with Saints, Bernardo Zenale, 1510, Oil on poplar panel, 123.0cm x 181.5cm



Unknown — Unknown

No dates provided.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


Unknown — Unknown

No dates provided.

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Unknown — 1847

Edward Solly died in 1844. The painting was sold as a Leonardo da Vinci by his heirs in 1847 at Christie's London.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


Unknown — 1887

Put up for sale at Christies in 1863 as a Leonardo da Vinci. Was not sold and remained in Domville family's posession.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1887 — 1897

Inherited after his father's death. Put up for sale at Christie's in 1897 as a Leonardo da Vinci.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


Unknown — Unknown

No dates provided.

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1920 — Unknown

Inherited after his father's death. Painting was in Herbert Cook's possession at least until 1932.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1961 — Present Day

(on loan to the Denver Art Museum from Kress Foundation 1954-1961) Kress Foundation #K-1626 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.173

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Venus with Cupid, Girolamo di Benvenuto, 1500, Oil on poplar panel, 51.0cm x 52.0cm



Unknown — Unknown

No dates provided.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1932 — 1939

Sold to Kress as a painting by Matteo Balducci.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1961 — Present Day

Kress Foundation #K-222 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.172

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Holy Trinity Adored by St. Francis and St. Augustine, Alunno di Benozzo, 1500, Oil on panel, 36.7cm x 43.7cm



1936 — 1961

Sold to Kress as a painting by Maestro Esiguo.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1961 — Present Day

(on loan to the Denver Art Museum from Kress Foundation 1954-1961) Kress Foundation #K-1025 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.167

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Portrait of a Praying Man, Anonymous, 1500, Oil on oak panel, 21.0cm x 28.8cm



1865 — 1902

Painting auctioned off at Hôtel Drouot; listed as "Tête d'homme au prière" by Jean Bellini; no information on the purchaser.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1902 — Unknown

Purchased by a Professor Pollatcheck by 1902; was exhibited in Budapest in 1902.

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Unknown — Unknown

No dates provided.

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1961 — Present Day

(on loan to the Denver Art Museum from Kress Foundation 1954-1961) Kress Foundation #K-2043 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.183

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


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Nativity with Adoration of the Shepherds (Triptych), Brunswick Master, circle of, 1500, Oil on oak transferred to masonite, 84.1cm x 58.7cm



Unknown — 1952

Purchased in Geneva, Switzerland.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1961 — Present Day

(on loan to Denver Art Museum from Kress Foundation 1954-1961) Kress Foundation #K-1875 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.182

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Portrait of Don Diego Félix de Esquivel y Aldama, Bartolomé Estebán Murillo, 1655 — 1660, Oil on canvas, 109.0cm x 206.3cm



1901 — Unknown

Director of the Prado Museum.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1961 — Present Day

Kress Foundation #K-1682 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.67

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The Assumption of the Virgin, Alberto Piazza, 1515, Oil on lindenwood panel, 79.8cm x 80.4cm



1961 — Present Day

Kress Foundation #K-371 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.174

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


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Portrait of a Woman, Barthel Beham, 1529, Oil on panel, 74.2cm x 96.3cm



1840 — Unknown

Previous owner was the House of Schad von Mittelbiberach (no dates or location given); inherited by Count von Leutrum Ertingen in 1840.

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Unknown — Unknown

No dates provided.

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1907 — Unknown

Acquired by the Duveen Brothers, Inc. in 1907 with Kann collection; marked in the dealers' Paris ledger.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


Unknown — Unknown

Sold back to the Kann family by the Duveen Brothers, Inc. No dates provided.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


Unknown — Unknown

Inherited from Kann family. No dates provided.

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1953 — 1957

Sold via Robert Lebel (Paris).

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1957 — 1961

Sold to Kress as a painting by Martin Schaffner

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1961 — Present Day

Kress Foundation #K-2172 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.180

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St. Catherine of Siena Exorcising a Possessed Woman, Girolamo di Benvenuto, 1505, Oil on wood panel transferred to masonite, 55.8cm x 31.4cm



1961 — Present Day

Kress Foundation #K-1295 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.171

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


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Christ in the House of Martha and Mary Magdalene, Defendente Ferrari, 1500 — 1505, Oil on panel, 76.2cm x 155.0cm



Unknown — Unknown

Nineteenth-century Italian art critic and painter. No dates provided.

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Unknown — Unknown

No dates provided.

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Unknown — Unknown

Father (Achille Chiesa) and son (Achillito Chiesa) were both prominent collectors in Milan/Turin. No dates provided.

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


1931 — Present Day

Kress Foundation #K-70 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1931.4

by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017


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