With P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1930;
Sale, Helbing, Munich, 28 April 1932, lot 166;
With Galerie Van Diemen & Co., Berlin (their forced sale: Paul Graupe, Berlin, Die Bestände der Berliner Firmen Galerie Van Diemen & Co...., 25 - 26 January 1935, lot 1);
Acquired by the current owner in the Uꦺnited Kingdom in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

B. Berenson, "Lost Sienese trecento paintings" in International Studio, 1931, p. 30ff., reproduced.

The colours are slightly stronger than the illustration suggests. The panel is uncradled. The panel has recently been cleaned and restored and is in quite good overall condition. The gold appears to be original and apart from an area of wear on the right hand side where the red ground shows through, is in very good order, and the punchwork equally original and well preserved. As is normal with pictures of this date the blue of the Madonna's robe has degraded and has been repainted. The layers of tempera are generally well preserved, although the flesh tones have become worn in parts and exposed the green bolus beneath - this is more noticeable in the case of the Madonna's face, and here the details of the face and the cheek have been delicately restored. The hair and the remaining draperies as well as the cushion and the background of flowers are all well preserved. Apart from the Madonna's blue robe the restoration is confined to minor local retouchings and strengthenings and is unobtrusive. The varnish remains clear and even and the painting should not require any further attention.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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This work is🃏 sold subject to a settlement agreement between the heirs of Jakob and Rosa Oppenheimer and the current owne༺r.

The Madonna of Humility was a popular formula developed in Siena in the fourteenth century. The design is so called because tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhe Madonna is not enthroned but instead is depicted seated on the grass with the Christ Child in a humb🍌le pose that emphasises her submission to Divine Will.

Andrea di Bartolo painted a number of variations on this theme including the painting sold London, Christie's, 3 December 2008, lot 101 and the panel in the National Gallery of Art, Kress Collection, Washington (see F.R. Shapley, Complete Catalogue of the Samuel H. Kress Collection. Italian Schools XIII-XV Century, London 1966, pp. 66-67, reproduced plate 173).