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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- MÈRE ET ENFANT
- signed Renoir (lower right)
- sanguine on paper
- 40 by 37cm., 15 3/4 by 14 1/2 in.
Provenance
Sale: Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett, Stuttgart, 1960s
Purchased at the above sale by the father of the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the father of the present owner
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on tracing paper by the artist, attached to the overmount on the upper left and upper right edges. Apart from some very slight time staining, this work is in good original condition.
Colours: The medium is richer in the original.
"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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
During the years 1895 and 1896 Renoir made a series of intimate sketches and paintings of his young son, Jean, with Gabrielle Renard, the family nursemaid. The various works on this subject are closely interrelated – every nuance of gesture or pose, in turn, informs that of another study, resulting in a small but distinct group. Renoir treated the subject with great tenderness, remarking that 'it's such a lovely subject ... I am working for myself and myself alone' (quoted in Colin B. Bailey (ed.), Renoir's Portraits: Impressions of an Age, New Haven & London, 1997, p. 224)