Lot Essay
François Daulte will include this pastel in the forthcoming vol. VI (pastels, aquarelles et dessins) of his Renoir catalogue raisonné.
Details
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Femme nue de dos
signed top right 'Renoir'--pastel on paper laid down on Japan paper
23 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (60 x 46.1 cm.)
Drawn circa 1879
Femme nue de dos
signed top right 'Renoir'--pastel on paper laid down on Japan paper
23 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (60 x 46.1 cm.)
Drawn circa 1879
Provenance
Emile Bergerat, Paris
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the above on Feb. 12, 1901)
Adrien Hébrard, Paris (acquired from the above on Feb. 3, 1906)
Prince de Wagram, Paris
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the above on May 15, 1908)
P. Estevez, Paris (acquired from the above on May 24, 1913)
Victor Hélin, Châteauroux
Galerie Schmit, Paris
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the above on Feb. 12, 1901)
Adrien Hébrard, Paris (acquired from the above on Feb. 3, 1906)
Prince de Wagram, Paris
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the above on May 15, 1908)
P. Estevez, Paris (acquired from the above on May 24, 1913)
Victor Hélin, Châteauroux
Galerie Schmit, Paris
Exhibited
Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art, Renoir, Sept.-Nov., 1979, no. 87 (illustrated in color). The exhibition traveled to Kyoto, Municipal Museum, Nov.-Dec., 1979.
Paris, Galerie Schmit, 25 Ans d'Exposition, maîtres français XIXe-XXe siècles, May-July, 1990, no. 56 (illustrated)
Paris, Galerie Schmit, 25 Ans d'Exposition, maîtres français XIXe-XXe siècles, May-July, 1990, no. 56 (illustrated)