Kress Foundation Paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
William Fermor, Pompeo Batoni, 1758, Oil on canvas, 73.1cm x 99.4cm
1828 — 1840
Maria was William Fermor's illegitimate daughter; inherited the painting upon Fermor's death.
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1840 — 1853
Inherited the painting upon her mother's death. Died without issue.
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Unknown — 1948
Daughter of Baroness Donington. She sold the painting at Christie's London on April 2, 1948 (no. 69).
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Unknown — Unknown
Previous owner listed as "Young" (no further information provided).
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Bust of a Young Woman, Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, attributed to, 1560, Oil on panel, 53.0cm x 66.0cm
1961 — Present Day
Date for the painting provided as 1560s. No provenance information provided. Kress Foundation #K-171.
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The Marketplace at Pirna, Bernardo Bellotto, 1764, Oil on canvas, 79.6cm x 48.4cm
Unknown — Unknown
Early provenance of this painting (presence in Russian/Prussian royal collections) comes from information given by Stefan Kozakiewicz.
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Unknown — Unknown
No location information provided. Frederick II had a picture gallery at his summer residence, the palace of Sanssouci, in Postdam.
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1930 — Unknown
First name not provided. This could be Anna Caspari, a Jewish art dealer in Munich—or her husband Georg, who died in 1930.
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Unknown — 1946
No. 4111; the Munich Central Collecting Point was set up as a collection point for recovered Nazi-confiscated works of art after WWII.
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Unknown — Unknown
Returned to Hugo Moser in New York. Moser left Germany in 1933.
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Virgin and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Joseph, Vincenzo di Biagio Catena, 1525, Oil on canvas, 104.0cm x 76.8cm
Unknown — 1929
The painting sold in his estate sale through Christie's London on March 15, 1929 (no. 96) as a painting by Cima.
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Unknown — 1935
The painting sold in his sale through Christie's London on December 20, 1935 (no. 101).
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1936 — Unknown
The previous owner is listed as "W. H. G. Turner" (no further information provided).
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1938 — 1952
Now called The Honolulu Museum of Art. Painting was on loan from the Kress Foundation.
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The Sacrifice of Noah, Antonio de Bellis, attributed to, 1645 — 1650, Oil on canvas, 128.9cm x 102.2cm
1906 — 1927
By inheritance from Maurice Kann. Sold in the Kann sale, American Art Association, New York, on July 1, 1927 (cat. pl. 71).
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Lamentation Over the Dead Christ, Bernardino Luini, 1512 — 1520, Oil on canvas, 60.2cm x 87.2cm
Landscape with Washerwomen, Alessandro Magnasco, 1715, Oil on canvas, 57.8cm x 73.2cm
1938 — 1941
On loan to the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University (1938-1941).
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Landscape with Figures, Alessandro Magnasco, 1715, Oil on canvas, 57.7cm x 73.2cm
1938 — 1941
On loan to the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University (1938-1941).
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St. Mary Magdalene, Michele Tosini, 1560, Oil on panel, 65.7cm x 87.0cm
Unknown — Unknown
The Kress Foundation provenance does not specify dates or which Duc de Lorraine owned the painting.
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1961 — Present Day
Date for the painting provided as 1560s. Kress Foundation #K-1737.
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Still Life with Musical Instruments, Cristoforo Munari, 1710 — 1715, Oil on canvas, 97.1cm x 133.3cm
The Virgin of the Annunciation, Bartolomé Estebán Murillo, 1670 — 1680, Oil on canvas, 57.2cm x 72.4cm
Unknown — Unknown
No dates provided, but Joseph Bonaparte's lifespan was 1768-1844; he was king of Naples 1806-1808; and King of Spain 1808-1813.
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Unknown — 1876
Sold in his sale through Christie's London, June 17, 1876 (no. 36). Bought by Waters or John Charles Robinson (Robinson purchased numerous paintings for Sir Francis Cook.
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1901 — 1920
Inherited on the death of his father, Sir Francis Cook (1901).
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1920 — 1939
Inherited on the death of his father, Sir Frederick Lucas Cook (1920).
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1939 — Unknown
Inherited on the death of his father, Sir Herbert Frederick Cook (1939).
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The Flight into Egypt, François de Nomé, 1620, Oil on canvas, 135.2cm x 99.0cm
1946 — 1948
Painting had been sold through Christie's London in 1941 (no further information provided). The Durlacher Brothers purchased it from R. E. A. Wilson in 1946.
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1961 — Present Day
Date not provided for the painting, but the lifespan of artist was 1593-after 1644. Kress Foundation #K-1540.
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Imaginary Landscape with the Pantheon and other Monuments of Ancient Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1737, Oil on canvas, 137.4cm x 98.9cm
Unknown — Unknown
No dates provided, but Cardinal Melchior de Polignac's lifespan was 1661-1741.
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Unknown — 1782
Sold in his estate sale at his residence by Basan and Joullain, Paris, March 18-April 6, 1782 (no. 71) with its pendant.
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Unknown — Unknown
No dates provided. The life span of Pierre Rousseau, painter and sculptor of Bruges, given as 1802-1857.
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Unknown — Unknown
No dates provided. The life span of Marcell Nicolle given as 1871-1934.
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Unknown — Unknown
No dates provied. Dates for Count Renato Avogli-Trotti's life are 1875-1946.
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Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, 1604, Oil on canvas, 101.9cm x 203.5cm
1604 — Unknown
Presented to Álvarez by Margaret of Austria after November 25, 1604.
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1896 — 1900
Inherited upon his father, John Stuart Bligh Darnley's death in 1900.
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1900 — 1925
Inherited upon his father, Edward Henry Stuart Bligh Darnley's death in 1900. Sold in the Darnley sale at Christie's, London, in May 1925 (no. 14).
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1925 — 1925
On joint account with P. & D. Colnaghi, London. Knoedler's London no. 7440, New York no. 16177; Colnaghi's no. A1262.
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Anton Francesco degli Albizzi, Sebastiano del Piombo, 1525, Oil on canvas, 98.7cm x 134.6cm
Unknown — 1805
Sold in his sale at Phillips, Son & Neale in London on April 5, 1805 (no. 52) as a painting by Sebastiano del Piombo and Michelangelo, Portrait of Lorenzo de'Medici.
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Unknown — Unknown
No dates provided. Life span of the 4th Earl of Aberdeen is 1784-1860.
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Unknown — Unknown
No dates provided. Life span of the 3rd Earl of Liverpool was 1784-1851.
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1841 — 1882
Inherited the painting on the death of his father, Frederick John Monson, 5th Baron, in 1841.
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1882 — 1888
Inherited the painting on the death of his father, William John Monson, 6th Baron, in 1882. Sold in Monson's sale at Christie's, London on May 12, 1888 (no. 15) as a portrait of Lorenzo de' Medici.
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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Tanzio da Varallo, 1625 — 1630, Oil on canvas, 70.8cm x 56.5cm
- Rachel Hofer changed Note #1935 from "Artist information provided as Unknown Italian or French Artist. Kress Foundation #K-1773." to "Kress Foundation #K-1773." on 12/22/2017
Tancred Baptizing Clorinda, Domenico Tintoretto, 1586 — 1600, Oil on canvas, 114.7cm x 168.4cm
Unknown — Unknown
No dates provided. Life span of Vincenzo I Gonzaga was 1562-1612. No precise location provided, although the Gonzagas owned a number of villas in Goito and the surrounding area, which were used as country houses.
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Unknown — Unknown
Sold in their sale by Kende Galleries and Gimbel Brothers on January 2, 1945 (no. 1).
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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Unknown, 1670 — 1700, Oil on canvas, 95.9cm x 60.0cm
Unknown — 1953
Previous owner listed as "Anonymous Collection, England"—no further information provided.
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1961 — Present Day
Artist information provided as Unknown Italian or French Artist. Kress Foundation #K-1951.
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The Nativity with Shepherds, Francesco Vecellio, 1519 — 1526, Oil on canvas, 174.0cm x 220.7cm
Unknown — 1807
Original commission. Church was suppressed (e.g. the parish was disbanded) in 1807. The provenance states that this painting was in the possession of the Chiesa di San Giuseppe beginning in 1507. This conflicts with the dates provided for the painting (1519-1526).
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Unknown — 1882
Sold in his sale at Christie's, London, on May 27, 1882 (no. 58) as a painting by Titian.
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1882 — 1912
Purchased for Sir William James Farrer by William Dyer. Sold in Sir Farrer's sale at Christie's, London, on March 23, 1912 (no. 67) as a painting by Titian.
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1920 — 1939
Inherited on the death of his father, Sir Frederick Lucas Cook (1920).
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1939 — Unknown
Inherited on the death of his father, Sir Herbert Frederick Cook (1939).
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Portrait of a Young Woman as a Sibyl, Orazio Gentileschi, 1620, Oil on canvas, 73.0cm x 82.5cm
1951 — Unknown
Purchased the painting in an anonymous sale at Christie's London, June 22, 1951 (no. 88). Listed as a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi.
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A Maja with Two Toreros, Francisco de Goya, follower of, 1779 — 1780, Oil on canvas, 100.0cm x 183.2cm
Still Life with Fruit and Glassware, Juan van der Hamen y León, 1626, Oil on canvas, 112.4cm x 83.8cm
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, Unknown, 1560, Oil on panel, 55.8cm x 70.5cm
1961 — Present Day
Artist information provided as Central Italian; date for the painting provided as 1560s. No provenance information provided. Kress Foundation #K-94.
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Saints Margaret and Catherine of Alexandria with Donatrix, Lombard Master, 1485, Tempera and gold leaf on panel, 57.2cm x 163.9cm
Unknown — 1911
Sold in his sale through Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 13, 1911 (no. 95-96) as a painting by Benozzo Gozzoli.
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Unknown — 1931
Sold in his sale through Mesing, Cassirer and Helbring, Munich, June 16, 1931 (lot 22) as a painting by Bonifazio Bembo.
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The Holy Family with a Donatrix as St. Catherine of Alexandria, Lorenzo Lotto, after, 1540 — 1545, Oil on canvas, 94.6cm x 70.9cm
Saints Anthony Abbot and John the Baptist with a Donor, Lombard Master, 1485, Tempera and gold leaf on panel, 57.2cm x 163.9cm
Unknown — 1911
Sold in his sale through Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 13, 1911 (no. 95-96) as a painting by Benozzo Gozzoli.
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Unknown — 1931
Sold in his sale through Mesing, Cassirer and Helbring, Munich, June 16, 1931 (lot 22) as a painting by Bonifazio Bembo.
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