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PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR & LOUIS MOREL | Danseuse au tambourin I
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir & Louis Morel
- Danseuse au tambourin I
- Inscribed Renoir., numbered H/3 and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani, Cire Perdue
- Bronze
- Height: 24 1/4 in.
- 61.6 cm
- Conceived in 1918 and cast in bronze in 1950 in an edition of 20 plus 3 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 4, 1981, lot 25
Acquired at the above sale
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 4, 1981, lot 25
Acquired at the above sale
Literature
Paul Haesaerts, Renoir Sculptor, New York, 1947, no. 22, illustration of the terracotta version pl. XLIV
Condition
Features a variegated green and brown patina. There is some evidence of verdigris, including a spot in the figure's hair. The work is in 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.
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.
Catalogue Note
In 1918, after the departure of Richard Guino, with whom he had collaborated on several sculptures, Renoir engaged the services of the young sculptor Louis Morel. Together they created three terracotta reliefs on Dionysian themes, including the present subject. As Guino had done before him, Morel modeled the reliefs from drawings by Renoir, whose hands were arthritic and incapable of modeling even the most malleable materials. As Paul Haesaerts notes: "It is a moving fact that the very last sculptures of this old man, who was paralyzed and not far from his end, evoked music and dance" (op. cit., p. 33).