Talk:Plum Brandy
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I have some doubts about the painting's owner history.
The painting measures 73.6 centimetres (29.0 in) by 50.2 centimetres (19.8 in). Manet sold the painting to collector Charles Deudon in about 1881. It was inherited by Deudon's wife on his death in 1914 and sold before 1919. It came into the collection of Arthur Sachs and was then sold by M. Knoedler & Co to Paul Mellon in 1961. It was donated to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC in 1971.
It says that Arthur Sachs owned it before it was sold to Paul Mellon in 1961. Arthur Sachs was 8 years old in 1961. I find it unlikely that an eight-year-old owns an art collection. Can anyone shed some light on this puzzle? Lolsnail (talk) 17:41, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
- You can look at the NGA web site's provenance here. "Arthur Sachs" should not have been linked to that person. Outriggr (talk) 21:46, 27 June 2018 (UTC)