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PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR | Joueuse de guitar
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Joueuse de guitar
- Signed Renoir (lower left)
- Charcoal on paper laid down on board
- 24 1/2 by 18 3/4 in.
- 62.2 by 47.6 cm
- Executed circa 1896-1900.
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York (acquired circa 1950)
Sam Salz, Inc., New York (acquired from the above)
Arthur Johnson, New York (acquired from the above circa 1957)
Jeanne Frank Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New Jersey (acquired from the above on October 14, 1977)
Thence by descent
Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York (acquired circa 1950)
Sam Salz, Inc., New York (acquired from the above)
Arthur Johnson, New York (acquired from the above circa 1957)
Jeanne Frank Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New Jersey (acquired from the above on October 14, 1977)
Thence by descent
Literature
Ambroise Vollard, Tableaux, pastels et dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, vol. II, Paris, 1918, n.n., illustrated p. 84
Walter Pach, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, New York, 1950, illustrated p. 28
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. III, Paris, 2010, no. 2517, illustrated p. 477
Walter Pach, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, New York, 1950, illustrated p. 28
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. III, Paris, 2010, no. 2517, illustrated p. 477
Condition
This work is in very good condition. Executed on cream laid paper. The work is laid down onto a board. The charcoal medium is well preserved. and the sheet is very consistently time-struck overall, as consistent with the age of the work. There is a very subtle one inch flattened crease at the lower right corner.
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.
Catalogue Note
This work will be included in the forthcoming Renoir Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.