Sale 6379
| New York
| New York
Estimate$15,000 – $25,000
Provenance:
Christie's, London, sale of June 30, 1999, lot 201.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, San Francisco.
Sotheby's, New York, sale of February 15, 2007, lot 17.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Collection of Marjorie S. Fisher, Palm Beach, Florida.
Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 2017, lot 276.
Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner.
Literature:
Paul Haesaerts, Renoir Sculptor, Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1947, nos. 22 & 24 (illustrations of the terracotta versions plates XLIV, XLV & XLVII).
La Danseuse au Tambourin (I) (15/20):
height: 24 in.
width: 17 1/2 in.
depth: 4 in.
Joueur de Flûte (I) (4/20):
height: 23 5/8 in.
width: 17 3/8 in.
depth: 3 1/2 in.
La Danseuse au Tambourin (I):
The work is in overall good condition with some light dust accumulation in the recessed areas. There are a few light surface scratches throughout. There are a few drips of soiling, for instance to the right of the signature and at the right panel.
Joueur de Flûte (I):
The work is in overall good condition with some light dust accumulation in the recessed areas. There are a few light surface scratches throughout, for instance on the figure's forward leg, on the left column and at top center.
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