Lot 377
  • 377

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Femme à la rose
  • stamped Renoir (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 30.2 by 30.4cm., 11 7/8 by 12in.

Provenance

Cuno Amiet, Switzerland (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent to the present owners

Literature

Bernheim-Jeune (ed.), L'Atelier de Renoir, Paris, 1931, vol. II,  no. 413, illustrated pl. 134 (illustrated as the upper right part)
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, Paris, 2014, vol. V, no. 4239A, illustrated p. 352

Condition

The canvas is lined. UV examination reveals a small area of retouching to the sitter's neck; there are some further lines of fluorescence in places including to the base of the hair which might relate to old retouching. This work is in overall good condition and could benefit from a clean.
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