Walter Gay (1856-1937)
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Walter Gay (1856-1937)

The Blue Room, Château du Bréau

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Walter Gay (1856-1937)
The Blue Room, Château du Bréau
signed and dated 'Walter Gay 1917' (lower left)
watercolor and charcoal on paper
18 x 21 ¾ in. (45.7 x 55.2 cm.)
Executed in 1917.

Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt.
Flora Whitney Miller, granddaughter of the above, by descent.
Sotheby's, New York, Property from the Estate of Flora Whitney Miller, 11 April 1987, lot 78.
Graham Williford, Houston, Texas.
Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1989.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1989.

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Walter Gay noted that the present work depicts, "[a] room in the Château du Bréau, Seine-et-Marne, France, the property of the artist. The bed and walls are covered with blue and white toile de Jouy. The furniture and mantlepiece are Louis XVI. The furniture and walls are painted cream colour." (as quoted in A.E. Gallatin, Walter Gay: Paintings of French Interiors, New York, 1920, n.p.)