May 11 Rare Autograph & Book Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/11/2023
Pierre Auguste-Renoir, Signed Art. Exquisite matte-finish 6.25 x 10.5 photographic print of Renoir’s 1897 painting Oil portrait of Jean Renoir (head and shoulders with a flower in hair, signed in the lower border black ink, “Renoir.” The lower border also bears official certification stamps in French signed by the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer, to authenticate Renoir’s signature, adding the date of January 10,1,1911. Matted to an overall size of 11 x 15.5. Some scattered surface marks and mild foxing to the lower border, otherwise fine condition. A nice example of one of the Impressionist portraits.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA.
Pierre Auguste-Renoir Signed Art - Authentication of a Portrait of Jean Renoir
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