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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Les Amoureux
- Signed with the initial R. (lower left)
- Sanguine and white chalk on paper mounted on canvas
- 31 1/8 by 24 1/2 in.
- 79.1 by 62.2 cm
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York
Abe & Sophie Bronfman, Montreal (acquired circa 1958)
Thence by descent
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York
Abe & Sophie Bronfman, Montreal (acquired circa 1958)
Thence by descent
Exhibited
New York, Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, Renoir—Degas, 1958, no. 54, illustrated in the catalogue
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper mounted on canvas. The edges have been reinforced with tape. There is a one inch mat stain around the perimeter as well as a few other scattered pindot stains near the edges. Two small repaired tears are visible in the empty background at upper right and there is a pindot surface loss in the male figure's left shoulder. The sheet is somewhat time darkened overall, but the medium is quite fresh. This 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.