Purchased 1906 by (Ambroise Vollard [1866-1939], Paris).[1] Pieter van der Velde [1848-1922], Le Havre. Private collection, Paris, in 1955. [2] (Robert Schmit, Paris) probably by 1969;[3] sold 18 August 1971 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia;[4] gift 1985 to NGA. [1] This information is from the provenance as published in _André Derain: Le peintre du "trouble moderne"_, Exh. cat., Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, 1995: 470. [2] Exhibited at Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 1955. [3] The painting was exhibited at Galerie Schmit in 1969. [4] This is the check date; the invoice is dated 21 June 1971.