- 1970s
Gaston de Havenon, New York, NY, USA [1]
1975 - 1984
Sidney and Bernice Clyman, Scarsdale, NY, acquired from Gaston de Havenon [2]
1984 - 2012
Merton D. Simpson (1928–2013), New York, NY, acquired by exchange with Sidney and Bernice Clyman [3]
2012 - 2014
Private collector, New York, NY, purchased from Merton D. Simpson [4]
2014 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by private collector [5]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is an appraisal dated December 2014 [SLAM document files]. Specific information is noted.
[1] The appraisal dated December 2014 notes Sidney and Bernice Clyman acquired this object from Gaston de Havenon on July 6, 1975. Gaston de Havenon had owned the object since the 1970s [SLAM document files].
[2] See Note [1].
[3] An appraisal dated December 2014 documents that Merton Simpson acquired this object through exchange (as partial payment for a Benin plaque) from Sidney and Bernice Clyman on August 8, 1984 [SLAM document files].
[4] An invoice dated May 29, 2012 from Merton D. Simpson Gallery to the private donor documents the purchase of this object, listed as "Dogon Double Figure" [SLAM document files].
[5] A Deed of Gift dated December 31, 2014 documents the gift of this object [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 3, 2015.
