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The Punishment of Cain
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Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
The artist sold; to Francois-Victor-Emmanuel Arago (1812-1896) Paris 1836 probably by descent; to his heirs 1896 until at least c.1911. [1] Private collection Paris 1960. [2] J. M. Stratton Greenwich CT ( - 1981) sold [through his sale Sotheby's New York 28 May 1981 lot 21). [Wildenstein New York (by 1994-2009)] sold [3] [through Christie's New York June 4 2009 lot 151]; to Eric Seiler Darcy Bradbury Gray and Kristin Friedman Edward and Karen Friedman Theodore and Ruth Mirvis transferred; to Eric Seiler and Darcy Bradbury 2018 gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2020
Notes:
[1] According to Marcel the painting was still with the Arago family circa 1911
[2] Per Sandoz’s 1974 catalogue rasionné the painting was in a private collection Paris in 1960
[3] J. Ribner 1994 mentions painting is with Wildenstein.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Eric Seiler AB '78 AM '82 JD '82 and Darcy Bradbury AB '78 MBA '82 in honor of Matthew Rutenberg
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