Focus on this artwork and explain the Provenance.
The painting belonged to the Paul Delvaux Foundation until 2016, when it was sold as part of a fundraising campaign. According to Martine Gautot, president of the foundation, "Delvaux himself foresaw that certain works from the permanent collection could be sold in order to allow the Foundation and the Museum to develop".The painting was sold through Sotheby's in New York on 14 November 2016 as part of the auction Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale. The buyer paid 2,652,500 US dollars.
Sotheby's Paul Delvaux