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"This sale may have been brokered by Parisian dealer, Paul Brame. Galerie Hector Brame, at which Paul Brame worked, appears in the painting\u2019s provenance in the Salamon/Cogeval Vuillard catalogue raisonn\u00e9. However, according to the gallery, there is no reference to the painting in their stock books. Paul Brame and C\u00e9sar de Hauke were close acquaintances and often made purchases in conjunction with one another. The Knoedler inventory card, which makes no mention of Brame, does not specify the date de Hauke sold the painting (stock no. A5278) to Knoedler, but CMA records indicate the transaction took place in May 1953.
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