Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Mademoiselle Yvonne Lerolle

Period

1800-1900

Materials

sanguine on paper

Dimensions

W.	13.75 in;	H.	19.5 in;
W.	34.93 cm;	H.	49.53 cm;

Condition	Excellent.
Creation Date	France
Description	Pierre-Auguste RENOIR (Limoges 1841 - 1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer) Mademoiselle Yvonne Lerolle sanguine on paper, 19 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches signed Renoir drawn circa 1897-98 PROVENANCE: Durand-Ruel, New York Sam Saltz, New York Isaac Moinester, New York EXHIBITED: Durand-Ruel, New York, Loan Exhibition of Portraits by Renoir, for the Benefit of the Friends of Barnard College Fine Art Section, March 29 - April 15, 1939 New York, Museum of Modern Art, Modern Drawings, 1944, # 44.204, as Mlle. Lerolle, 1890 REFERENCE: Art News, The Portraits of Renoir, March 25, 1939, v.37, p.12, illustrated Catalogue, Loan Exhibition of Portraits by Renoir, for the Benefit of the Friends of Barnard College Fine Art Section, Durand-Ruel, New York, March 29 - April 15, 1939 Photo Archives, Frick Art Reference Library Bernheim Jeune, Catalogue raisonne of the works of Pierre-Auguste Renoir This work is a study for Yvonne et Christine Lerolle au piano in the Musee de l’Orangerie On the back is a label indicating that Durand-Ruel exhibited this work at the Golden Gate International Exposition with the # 485. The Wildenstein Institute has researched this work in their archives and has confirmed the authenticity.
Styles / Movements	Impressionism