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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Petite baigneuse
- Oil on canvas laid down on panel
- 7 1/2 by 4 5/8 in.
- 19.2 by 11.7 cm
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, London, June 28, 1977, lot 8
Hammer Galleries, New York
Private Collection, United States (acquired from the above in 1980)
Acquired by the present owner in 2008
Hammer Galleries, New York
Private Collection, United States (acquired from the above in 1980)
Acquired by the present owner in 2008
Literature
Ambroise Vollard, Talbeaux, pastels et dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, vol. II, Paris, illustrated p. 181 (as part of a larger canvas)
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. II, Paris, 2009, no. 1309, illustrated p. 388
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. II, Paris, 2009, no. 1309, illustrated p. 388
Condition
Oil on canvas laid down on panel. The edges are reinforced with tape. The surface is clean. Some craquelure in the green pigments. There is a dot of paint loss one-inch above center of the bottom edge. Under UV light a few thin lines of inpainting are visible, notably at the upper right and lower left corners, in the figures cheek, in the green to the right of the figures hair, and in the water to the right of the figures torso. Otherwise fine. Overall 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.