Pierre-Auguste RENOIR (1841-1919) - Lot 3

Pierre-Auguste RENOIR (1841-1919) Child's bust, circa 1903. Oil on canvas. 13.9 x 11 cm. Provenance: Jules Breteau, Antony (circa 1950). On deposit with Durand-Ruel, Paris (June 19, 1954). Private collection. Then by descent. Archives : Archives Durand-Ruel, Paris, Photo number: 15656. Archives Durand-Ruel, Paris: listed in an inventory of Mme Breteau dated February 24, 1959, and in an inventory of Mme Breteau, 50 bis rue Maurice Arnoux, Montrouge, made by Charles Durand-Ruel on March 26, 1967 under the title "Tête d'enfant". This work will be included in the digital catalog raisonné currently being prepared by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute. A notice of inclusion from the Wildenstein Plattner Institute will be given to the purchaser.