PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)

PORTRAIT DE MARIE-LOUISE DURAND-RUEL

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PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (FRENCH, 1841-1919)
PORTRAIT DE MARIE-LOUISE DURAND-RUEL
SIGNED TWICE 'RENOIR' AND DATED '98' (LOWER RIGHT)
PASTEL ON PAPER
16.7/8 X 14.1/8 IN. (43 X 36 CM.)
PAINTED IN 1898

Provenance

JOSEPH DURAND-RUEL, PARIS, THENCE BY DESCENT TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

Exhibited

PARIS, GALERIE DURAND-RUEL, PORTRAITS PAR RENOIR, 1912, NO. 14.
PARIS, GALERIE DURAND-RUEL, AQUARELLES, PASTELS ET DESSINS PAR RENOIR, 1921, NO. 49.
PARIS, GALERIE DE LA GAZETTE DES BEAUX-ARTS, CHEFS-D'OEUVRES DE RENOIR DANS LES COLLECTIONS PARTICULIèRES FRANAISES, 1954, NO. 45.
PARIS, GALERIE DURAND-RUEL, RENOIR INTIME, 1969, NO. 37 PARIS, GALERIE DURAND-RUEL, HOMMAGE à PAUL DURAND-RUEL 1874-1974, CENT ANS D'IMPRESSIONISME, 1974.

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORK IS PASTEL ON PAPER LAID DOWN ON BOARD AND THAT THE DIMENSIONS ARE 17.1/8 X 14½ IN. (43.5 X 36.8 CM.) AND NOT AS STATED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Lot Essay

THIS WORK WAS COMMISSIONED BY JOSEPH DURAND-RUEL IN 1898 WHEN MARIE-LOUISE WAS ONE YEAR OLD.

THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS WORK WAS CONFIRMED BY FRANOIS DAULTE WHO STATED THAT IT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN VOLUME VI, (LES PASTELS, AQUARELLES ET DESSINS) OF THE RENOIR CATALOGUE RAISONNé.

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