Lot 262
  • 262

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Poêlon et fruits
  • Faintly signed Renoir (lower left)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 6 7/8 by 15 in.
  • 17.6 by 38.1 cm

Provenance

Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the artist in August 1916)
Sale: Palais Galliéra, Paris, December 1, 1969, lot 73
Arthur Tooth & Sons, Ltd., Paris
Muriel Lauren (possibly acquired from the above and sold by the estate: Christie's, New York, November 9, 2006, lot 351)
Private Collection, Japan (acquired at the above sale)

Condition

Canvas is lined and edges are reinforced with tape. Surface is nicely textured. Under UV light a line of inpainting along the top edge fluoresces, otherwise fine. This work is in good condition.
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