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Le petit forgeron
Details
Pierre-August Renoir (1841-1919) and Richard Guino (1890-1973)
Le petit forgeron
stamped with initials 'RG' and signed 'Renoir' (on the side of the base); stamped, dated and numbered 'c 1983 GVINO-RENOIR 1916 E.A. 3/4' (on the side of the base); inscribed with foundry mark 'Susse Fondeur Paris 1983' (on the side of the base)
bronze with green and brown patina
Length: 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1916; this bronze version cast in 1983
Le petit forgeron
stamped with initials 'RG' and signed 'Renoir' (on the side of the base); stamped, dated and numbered 'c 1983 GVINO-RENOIR 1916 E.A. 3/4' (on the side of the base); inscribed with foundry mark 'Susse Fondeur Paris 1983' (on the side of the base)
bronze with green and brown patina
Length: 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1916; this bronze version cast in 1983
Provenance
Susse Fondeur, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa late 1980s.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa late 1980s.
Literature
P. Haesaerts, Renoir Sculptor, New York, 1947, p. 42, no. 19 (another cast illustrated, pl. XXIX).
Sale room notice
Please note the additional provenance for this sculpture:
Susse Fondeur, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, late 1980s.
Susse Fondeur, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, late 1980s.