Lot 363
  • 363

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Danseuse (Rosita Mauri)
  • signed with the initial R (lower right)
  • pencil on paper
  • 48 by 30.8 cm., 18 7/8 by 12 1/8 in.

Provenance

Contemporary Art Establishment
Herbert Bier, London (acquired from the above in 1958)
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owners on 17th October 1958

Condition

Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down and affixed to the overmount with tape along all four edges. There are artist's pinholes to the upper and lower left corners. The sheet is time stained and there are scattered spots of foxing. There is a small dent resulting in a tiny tear to the centre of the lower edge. This work is in overall good condition.
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