Lot 143
  • 143

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • PAYSAGE
  • Stamped Renoir (lower left)

  • Oil on canvas
  • 9 by 12 1/8 in.
  • 23 by 30.8 cm

Provenance

Dr. William E. Suida, New York
Brenner Fine Arts, Inc., New York
Ruth & Mauricio Kramer, New York (acquired from the above in 1978 and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 16, 1989, lot 329)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 8, 2001, lot 128)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Bernheim-Jeune, ed., L'Atelier de Renoir, vol. 2, Paris, 1931, no. 690, illustrated pl. 218

Condition

Excellent condition. Original canvas. The artist's pinholes are evident in the corners. Under ultra violet light, there is no evidence of retouching. The surface impasto is intact, and there is some very minor and typical frame abrasion along the extreme edges.
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