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PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR | Roses - fragment
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Roses - fragment
- signed with the initial R (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 13.7 by 14.2cm., 5 3/8 by 5 5/8 in.
- Painted in 1916.
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (acquired directly from the artist by 1919)
Sale: Drouot Montaigne, Paris, 13th April 1989, lot 41
Private Collection, Japan
Private Collection, Japan (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Sale: Drouot Montaigne, Paris, 13th April 1989, lot 41
Private Collection, Japan
Private Collection, Japan (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Ambroise Vollard, Tableaux, pastels et dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paris, 1918, vol. II, n.n. illustrated p. 118 (as part of a larger canvas)
Ambroise Vollard, Tableaux, pastels et dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paris, 1989, no. 1369, illustrated p. 286 (as part of a larger canvas)
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, 1911-1919, Paris, 2014, vol. V, no. 3631 B, illustrated p. 22
Ambroise Vollard, Tableaux, pastels et dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paris, 1989, no. 1369, illustrated p. 286 (as part of a larger canvas)
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, 1911-1919, Paris, 2014, vol. V, no. 3631 B, illustrated p. 22
Condition
The canvas is not lined and inspection under UV light reveals no areas of retouching. All four edges of the canvas have been supported by restorer's tape. This work is in 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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.