Lot 196
  • 196

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description

  • Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Femme nue sur le canapĂ© de nice
  • Signed Renoir (lower left)
  • Charcoal on paper laid down on paper
  • 15 1/2 by 21 1/8 in.
  • 39.4 by 53.6 cm

Provenance

Succession Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Mrs. Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich
Frank Perls Gallery, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above)
Hammer Galleries, New York
M. Knoedler & Co., New York
Jack B. Rosenberg, New York
Weintraub Gallery, New York (acquired from the above)
Leo Stoll, New Jersey (acquired from the above and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 11, 1988, lot 106)
Acquired at the above sale

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper. Sheet is not laid down but affixed to another sheet along edges on verso. Small tears along upper edge suggest sheet was torn from a sketchbook. Bottom and right edges are deckled. Two small repaired tears on left half of bottom edge. Sheet is very slightly light struck with a faint mat stain around perimeter. One single dot of foxing just to right of feet. Line is very strong. Work is in very 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.

Catalogue Note

This drawing appears to be a study for the oil painting Femme nue sur le canapé de Nice, 1910 (see Bernheim-Jeune, L'Atelier de Renoir, Paris, 1931, vol. II, no. 386, pl. 124).