Keywords: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Streetwalker, ca. 1890–91.jpg Gallery Label As early as 1901 the woman in this painting was identified as a streetwalker Her name however has been lost to history; only the nickname La Casque d'Or Golden Helmet which refers to her wig has survived She sits in the garden of Monsieur Forest Lautrec's neighbor in Montmartre circa 1890 “91 Oil on cardboard 25 1/2 x 21 in 64 8 x 53 3 cm Institution Metropolitan Museum of Art object history Provenance François Depeaux Rouen until 1901; his sale Hôtel Drouot Paris April 25 1901 no 61 for Fr 2 100 to Meier-Graefe ; Julius Meier-Graefe Berlin from 1901 ; Seré de Rivières Paris in 1902 ; Heim Munich until 1913; sale Hôtel Drouot Paris April 30 1913 no 2 for Fr 9 800 to Lévêque; Jean-Jacques Lévêque Paris from 1913 ; sale Galerie Georges Petit Paris December 10 1920 no 119 for Fr 17 500 to Wildenstein and Rosenberg; Wildenstein New York and Paul Rosenberg Paris from 1920; Rosenberg sold share to Wildenstein; Wildenstein New York; sold to Elias; Dr Julius Elias Berlin until d 1927 ; his widow Mrs Julius Julie Elias Berlin later Switzerland finally Norway 1927 “d 1943; her estate 1943 “49 safeguarded by her lawyer Eilif Moe Lillehammer Norway ; her niece Mrs C Levy London 1949; sold to Partridge ; Frank Partridge Sons London 1949; sold on June 10 to Wildenstein; Wildenstein 1949 “57; sold on February 9 1957 to Annenberg; Walter H and Leonore Annenberg Rancho Mirage Calif 1957 “his d 2002 exhibition history Exhibition History Paris Durand-Ruel Exposition H de Toulouse-Lautrec May 14 “31 1902 no 37 as Une pierreuse lent by M Seré de Rivières Berlin Paul Cassirer Siebenten Kunstaustellung der Berliner Secession 1903 no 120 as Pierreuse possibly this picture Paris Galerie Manzi Joyant Éxposition rétrospective de l'Å“uvre de H de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864 “1901 June 15 “July 11 1914 no 101 as Pierreuse Oslo Kunstnernes Hus Fransk Utstilling Malerier Tegninger Grafikk November 9 “December 1 1946 no 33 as Kvinne i haven Casque d'Or Detroit Institute of Arts The Two Sides of the Medal French Painting from Gérome to Gauguin September 28 “October 31 1954 no 127 as Casque d'or lent by Wildenstein and Company Inc Philadelphia Museum of Art Toulouse-Lautrec October 29 “December 11 1955 no 27 as Casque d'Or lent anonymously Art Institute of Chicago Toulouse-Lautrec January 2 “February 15 1956 no 27 as Casque d'Or lent anonymously Philadelphia Museum of Art Summer Loan Collections July 4 “September 2 1963 no catalogue London Tate Gallery The Annenberg Collection September 2 “October 8 1969 no 29 as Casque d'or or La Pierreuse Art Institute of Chicago Toulouse-Lautrec Paintings October 4 “December 2 1979 no 45 as La pierreuse ou Casque d'or Philadelphia Museum of Art Masterpieces of Impressionism Post-Impressionism The Annenberg Collection May 21 “September 17 1989 unnumbered cat as The Streetwalker Casque d'or Washington National Gallery of Art Masterpieces of Impressionism Post-Impressionism The Annenberg Collection May 6 “August 5 1990 unnumbered cat Los Angeles County Museum of Art Masterpieces of Impressionism Post-Impressionism The Annenberg Collection August 16 “November 11 1990 unnumbered cat New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art Masterpieces of Impressionism Post-Impressionism The Annenberg Collection June 4 “October 13 1991 unnumbered cat New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art Toulouse-Lautrec in The Metropolitan Museum of Art July 2 “September 29 1996 unnumbered cat 438016 Signed lower right HTLautrec credit line The Walter H and Leonore Annenberg Collection Bequest of Walter H Annenberg 2002 accession number 2003 20 13 PD-100 Paintings of Paris by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Works between 1888 and 1892 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Casque d'or Paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Paintings of people in Paris Paintings of Montmartre 1890s paintings from France 1890 in Paris 1891 in Paris 19th-century people of Paris Yellow hats in art Images of Paris from the Metropolitan Museum of Art |