Harvard Art Museums > 1959.141: The Conductor Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Conductor (Roger de La Fresnaye) , 1959.141,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 01, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/297201. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.141 People Roger de La Fresnaye, French (Le Mans, France 1885 - 1925 Grasse, France) Title The Conductor Other Titles Original Language Title: Le Chef de Musique Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 20th century Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/297201 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on paper Dimensions 26.3 x 18.9 cm (10 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Jacques Bonjean, Paris, sold; to Henri Petiet, Paris, sold (through Carstairs Gallery); to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091), 1959, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959. NOTE: Excerpt from a letter dated January 1959 to Agnes Mongan from H.M. Petiet: "I bought it in a lot coming from Bonjean -- who was a dealer in the thirties in one of the streets just upwards of Rue de la Boëtie, near St. Augustin -- he had kept a few when he retired from business, and the lot was offered to me by Nebelthau. I sold it; and bought it back in a sale(?) sometime ago -- so you can mention: ancienne collections Jacques Bonjean and H. M. Petiet . . ." Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Meta and Paul J. Sachs Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.141 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History A Loan Exhibition of Master Drawings, Prints, and Water Colors, Emma Willard Arts Center, Emma Willard School, Troy, 10/26/1960 - 10/30/1960 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
