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Mademoiselle Yvonne Lerolle

Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Offered by: Schillay Fine Art, Inc.

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.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	sanguine on paper,
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1897-98
Styles / Movements:	Impressionism
Incollect Reference #:	504996

Dimensions

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

Message from Seller:

Schillay Fine Art, Inc. and Richard Schillay have carried on and expanded the art dealing tradition begun by Richard’s father, M. Edwin Schillay. For decades after World War II, M. Edwin Schillay was the foremost dealer of 19th century British art. He spearheaded the introduction to America of Victorian paintings on a large scale. Today Schillay Fine Art has greatly expanded its interests and offering -- well into the fields of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modern, and Post-War art.