Saint Ambrose

Provenance

Where it has been

1. Until 1928 –
   Marques de la Cueva del Rey, sold to Galerie Heinemann
   high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art

   “Marques de la Cueva del Rey, sold to Galerie Heinemann (Until 1928) [notes: 1 The title of the Marqueses de la Cueva del Rey was created by Carlos II of Spain in 1690, and so it is possible that the family were the original owners of the painting, and that it remained in their possession from its execution in the late 1790s until 1928.]”

2. 1928 – 1930
   (Galerie Heinemann, Munich, sold to Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi)
   purchase
   high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art

   “(Galerie Heinemann, Munich, sold to Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi) (1928-1930) [notes: 1 The painting’s Heinemann inventory number was 18609.]”

3. 1930 – probably 1955
   Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi (1878-1955), Florence, Italy, by descent to his heirs
   purchase
   high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art

   “Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi (1878-1955), Florence, Italy, by descent to his heirs (1930-probably 1955) [notes: 1 Contini-Bonacossi began collecting and dealing works of art around 1918, after settling in Rome.  While he acquired the Goya prior to the war, Contini-Bonacossi did engage in wartime art dealing with Hermann Göring. Contini-Bonacossi sold a large number of works to Göring through art dealer Andreas Hofer; the OSS Consolidated Interrogation Report No. 2 contains a list of 49 artworks purchased by Hofer on behalf of Göring from Contini-Bonacossi (Saint Ambrose was not among them).  In 1927 Contini-Bonacossi met Samuel H. Kress in Rome and began to sell him works of art. He continued to do so during Kress's annual trips to Italy which lasted until 1941, when both Italy and the United States ceased to be neutral nations in the war.  Contini-Bonacossi resumed his art business dealings with Kress in the late 1940s and 1950.  He also sold hundreds of works to the Kress Foundation, most of which were later donated to the National Gallery of Art.  Contini-Bonacossi promised to bequeath his entire collection to the Italian state, but ultimately, only 144 works were actually given to the Italian state; they are now part of the Uffizi collection.  Saint Ambrose was among those works not bequeathed to Italy; the painting instead remained in his family at least until the late 1950s.]”

4. Probably 1955 – late 1950s
   Family of Contini-Bonacossi, probably consigned to Pinakos, Inc.
   inheritance
   high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art

   “Family of Contini-Bonacossi, probably consigned to Pinakos, Inc. (Probably 1955-late 1950s) [notes: 1 Contini-Bonacossi’s heirs likely consigned the painting to Pinakos, Inc. after his death in 1955.]”

5. Late 1950s – 1969
   (Pinakos, Inc./Rudolf J. Heinemann, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
   high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art

   “(Pinakos, Inc./Rudolf J. Heinemann, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (Late 1950s-1969) [notes: 1I n the 1940s and 1950s, Pinakos, Inc. was the firm name used by Rudolf Heinemann.]”

6. 1969 –
   The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
   purchase
   high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art

   “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (1969-)”

7. Dates unknown
   Pinakos Inc
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