In this artwork, how is the Reception and provenance discussed?
In 1898, Gauguin sent the painting to Georges-Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. Monfreid passed it to Ambroise Vollard along with eight other thematically related pictures shipped earlier. They went on view at the Galerie Vollard from November 17 to December 10 of 1898. The exhibition was a success, although D'où Venons Nous? received mixed reviews.
Charles Morice unsuccessfully tried to raise funds to purchase the painting on behalf of France. Gabriel Frizeau purchased the painting from Vollard for 2,500 francs in 1901.Subsequently, Frizeau sold the painting around 1913 to Galerie Barbazanges, which sold it before 1920 to the Norwegian ship owner and art collector Jørgen Breder Stang. He sold the painting via Alfred Gold in 1935, and it was bought by the Marie Harriman Gallery in New York City in 1936. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, acquired it from the Marie Harriman Gallery on 16 April 1936.
New York City Galerie Barbazanges Gabriel Frizeau Jørgen Breder Stang Marie Harriman Gallery Boston Museum of Fine Arts Paris Ambroise Vollard Georges-Daniel de Monfreid Alfred Gold Museum of Fine Arts, Boston