Etude de fruits et de nu

Details

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Etude de fruits et de nu
signed with the initials 'AR' (lower right)
oil on canvas
7¼ x 9½ in. (18.4 x 24.1 cm.)

Provenance

Ambroise Vollard, Paris.
Acquired circa 1950 and thence by descent to the present owner.

Literature

A. Vollard, Tableaux, Pastels & Dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, vol. II, Paris, 1919, p. 31 (illustrated as part of a larger canvas).

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

This painting will be included in the forthcoming Renoir catalogue critique being prepared by the Wildenstein Institute and established from the archive funds of François Daulte, Durand-Ruel, Venturi, Vollard and Wildenstein.

We are grateful to Guy-Patrice and Michel Dauberville for confirming that this picture is included in their Bernheim-Jeune archives as an authentic work.

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