Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Mademoiselle Yvonne Lerolle

Period

19th Century

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

Incollect Reference Number

111869