Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above circa 1965)
Private Collection (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, New York, May 7, 2014, lot 201)
Acquired at the above sale

Ambroise Vollard, Tableaux, pastels et dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, vol. I, Paris, 1918, no. 628, illustrated as part of a larger canvas p. 159
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. V, Paris, 2014, nos. 4030 & 4030A, illustrated p. 233

The canvas has been wax relined. There is some good impasto to the flowers. There is paint thinning around the canvas perimeter. When examined under UV light, there is no evidence of repainting, the varnish obscures further reading. The painting is in very good condition.
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