Still Life with Rayfish

Provenance

Where it has been

1. By 1927 – 1928
   (Paul Guillaume [1891-1953], Paris, probably sold to Jacques Doucet
   high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art

   “(Paul Guillaume [1891-1953], Paris, probably sold to Jacques Doucet (By 1927-1928) [notes: One of Soutine’s dealers, Guillaume handled much of the artist’s output in the 1920s.  Guillaume also had his own collection, most of which was acquired by the French state in the 1960s and is now at the Musée de l’Orangerie.  It is unclear in which capacity Guillaume handled the Cleveland Soutine.]”

2. 1928 – 1929
   Jacques Doucet [1853-1929], Paris, presumably by inheritance to his wife Jeanne Roger Doucet
   purchase
   high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art

   “Jacques Doucet [1853-1929], Paris, presumably by inheritance to his wife Jeanne Roger Doucet (1928-1929) [notes: Doucet, the influential French couturier, amassed an extensive art, furniture, and book collection.  When in his collection the Soutine hung next to Picasso’s Tete de l’Arlequin and Les Desmoiselles d’Avignon.  ]”

3. Until 1951 –
   (Cesar de Hauke, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
   high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art

   “(Cesar de Hauke, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (Until 1951)”

4. 1951 –
   The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
   purchase
   high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art

   “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (1951-)”