Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) and Richard Guino (1890-1973)

Details

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) and Richard Guino (1890-1973)

La petite Vénus debout

signed R/G Renoir and numbered on the back of the base E.A.IV/IV, stamped with the foundry mark VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE, bronze with green patina
22 7/8in. (58cm.) high

Conceived in 1913 and cast in 1974 for the centenary of the first Impressionist Exhibition, Société des Artistes at 35 Boulevard des Capucines in April 1874

Provenance

The Guino Family

Literature

P. Haesaerts, Renoir Sculpteur, Paris, 1947, p. 18, no. 3 (another cast illustrated pls. VIII, IX)
B. E. White, Renoir, his Life, Art and Letters, New York, 1984 (another cast illustrated p. 259)

Lot Essay

In 1913 Renoir painted a new version of his 1908 picture The Judgement of Paris. During the same year, the artist began collaborating on sculptures with Richard Guino, who had recently worked with Aristide Maillol. Of the total of fourteen sculptures created by the Renoir-Guino partnership, half are related to The Judgement of Paris. In the present sculpture Venus is shown holding the golden apple given to her by Paris.

Sold with a certificate from Michel Guino dated april 1995

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