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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Portrait de Gabrielle
- Signed Renoir (lower right)
- Sanguine, black chalk and pastel on paper laid down on canvas
- 18 1/8 by 14 7/8 in.
- 46 by 37.6 cm
Provenance
Galerie Romanet, Paris
Joseph Katz, Pittsburgh (acquired from the above in March 1962)
Thence by descent
Joseph Katz, Pittsburgh (acquired from the above in March 1962)
Thence by descent
Condition
Executed on cream colored wove paper laid down on canvas. There is minor buckling to the canvas and sheet in the upper right corner. There is a vertical line of creasing to the paper (measuring 1/2 inch in length) located on the top edge of her hair. There are two further lines of creasing, each also measuring 1/2 inch in length in the upper right quadrant of the background. There are artist's pinholes at the center of the top edge. There are repaired artist's pinholes at the top left and lower left. The sheet is uniformly and lightly time faded. There is a light mat stain around the entire perimeter. The pigments are fresh and strong and the work is in overall very 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.