The Punishment of Cain

Artists

Dimensions

120.7 x 162.6 cm (47 1/2 x 64 in.) Frame: 141 x 181.6 x 8.9 cm (55 1/2 x 71 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)

Provenance

The artist, sold; to Francois-Victor-Emmanuel Arago (1812-1896), Paris 1836, probably by descent; to his heirs, 1896, until at least c.1911. [1] Private collection Paris, 1960. [2] J. M. Stratton, Greenwich, CT ( - 1981) sold [through his sale, Sotheby's, New York, 28 May 1981, lot 21). [Wildenstein, New York (by 1994-2009)] sold [3] [through Christie's, New York, June 4, 2009, lot 151]; to Eric Seiler, Darcy Bradbury, Gray and Kristin Friedman, Edward and Karen Friedman, Theodore and Ruth Mirvis, transferred; to Eric Seiler and Darcy Bradbury, 2018, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2020 Notes: [1] According to Marcel the painting was still with the Arago family circa 1911 [2] Per Sandoz’s 1974 catalogue rasionné the painting was in a private collection, Paris in 1960 [3] J. Ribner, 1994 mentions painting is with Wildenstein.