PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR | La Promenade

Ambroise Vollard, Paris (acquired from the above by January 6, 1912)
Jacques Zoubaloff, Paris (and sold: Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, June 16 & 17, 1927, lot 52) 
Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York (acquired in 1930)
Robert Goldman, New York (acquired from the above in November 1933)
Henry Goldman, New York (by descent from the above and sold by the estate: Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, February 28, 1948, lot 92)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent

Ambroise Vollard, La Vie et l'oeuvre de Pierre Auguste Renoir, Paris, 1919, illustrated p. 66
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. II, Paris, 2009, no. 1484, illustrated p. 498

Executed on cream laid paper. The sheet has been laid down to a board. The edges of the sheet are slightly unevenly town. There is a mat stain around the perimeter of the sheet, and the sheet is time stained overall. The work is in overall good condition.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

This work will be included in the forthcoming Renoir Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.