Provenance
Jean Dollfus (1823-1911), Paris, possibly by 1876 but no later than 1892
his sale, Paris, 2 March 1912, nr. 57 as Le liseur, portrait de Sisley
with Paul Rosenberg, Paris
Pierre Decourcelle (1856-1926), Paris
his sale, Paris, 16 June 1926, nr. 63
with
Durand-Ruel, New York and Paris
sold 31 December 1928 to Arthur Sachs (1880-1975), New York
sold 1960 through
Bernheim-Jeune, Paris to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia
gift 1985 to NGA