in , ▁Der ain , ▁Duch amp , ▁Duch amp - V illon ▁and ▁Vill on . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁a ▁l ively ▁correspond ence ▁between ▁Qu inn , ▁the ▁gallery ▁manager ▁Har ri et ▁Bry ant , ▁and ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁brother ▁Maurice ▁Met z inger . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁an ▁exhibition ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁Qu inn ' s ▁art ▁collection ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁The ▁event ▁included ▁works ▁by ▁Jean ▁Met z inger , ▁Albert ▁G le izes , ▁Henri ▁Mat isse , ▁André ▁Der ain , ▁Maurice ▁de ▁V lam in ck , ▁Robert ▁D ela un ay , ▁Jacques ▁Vill on , ▁G ino ▁Sever ini , ▁and ▁Raymond ▁Duch amp - V illon ; ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁American ▁artists ▁Arthur ▁B . ▁Dav ies , ▁W alt ▁Ku hn , ▁Mars den ▁Hart ley , ▁St anton ▁Mac Donald - W right , ▁and ▁Max ▁We ber . ▁The ▁sale ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁Otto ▁Bern et ▁and ▁Hir am ▁H . ▁Par ke ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Art ▁Gall eries . ▁A ▁catalog ue ▁was ▁published ▁for ▁the ▁occasion ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Art ▁Association . ▁Au ▁V él od rome ▁( n . ▁ 2 6 6 ▁of ▁the ▁catalog ue ) ▁was ▁purchased ▁at ▁the ▁sale ▁for ▁$ 7 0 ▁by ▁American ▁art ▁deal er ▁and ▁publish er ▁J . ▁B . ▁Ne umann . ▁Peg gy ▁G ug gen heim ▁purchased ▁the ▁painting ▁from ▁Ne