Modern European Paintings from New York Private Collections

About the exhibition

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presented Modern European Paintings from New York Private Collections in 1956. The National Gallery of Art’s accessioned-object exhibition histories document 1 individual works in this selection: Pastry Chef by Chaim Soutine. These source histories do not provide catalogue numbers for the linked selection. Each connection follows an exact native object and accession, preserving distinct impressions and historical title or attribution labels. These records establish selected exhibited works rather than artist attendance or museum ownership. The original full checklist and exact opening and closing days remain unconfirmed.

Also recorded as: Modern European Paintings from New York Private Collections, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York