▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁be ars ▁much ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁Met z inger ' s ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁paint ings . ▁ ▁P aint ed ▁during ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Fem me ▁au ▁m iro ir ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁Lé once ▁Ros enberg , ▁and ▁was ▁probably ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁Galerie ▁de ▁L ' E ff ort ▁Mod erne ▁in ▁Paris . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁painting ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁for ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁Lé once ▁Ros enberg ▁collection ▁au ction . ▁For ▁the ▁same ▁occasion , ▁Fem me ▁au ▁m iro ir ▁was ▁reprodu ced ▁in ▁The ▁Sun , ▁New ▁York , ▁Sunday ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁painting ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁( at ▁the ▁au ction ▁or ▁afterwards ) ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁art ▁collect or ▁John ▁Qu inn , ▁and ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁collection ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁subsequently ▁featured ▁at ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁the ▁Jean ▁Met z inger ▁in ▁Ret ros pect ▁exhibition , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁reprodu ced ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁page ▁color ▁plate ▁in ▁the ▁catalog ue . ▁ ▁Description ▁Fem me ▁au ▁m iro ir , ▁signed ▁" J M etz inger "