PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)
Buste de femme (fragment)
with the artist's monogram (lower right)
oil on canvas
11 13/16 x 8 11/16 in (30 x 22 cm)
Painted circa 1910
Footnotes:
This work will be included in the forthcoming Pierre-Auguste Renoir Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.

Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (acquired from the artist before 1919).
A. Amante Collection, Paris.
Galerie Mouradian-Vallotton, Paris (acquired circa 1962).
Galerie Paul Vallotton, Lausanne.
Charles F. Thévenar Collection, Lausanne, by 1990.
Private collection, Switzerland (by descent from the above).
Renoir Art Galleries, Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner in May 2020.

Literature
A. Vollard, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paintings, Pastels and Drawings, San Francisco, 1989, no. 532 (illustrated p. 134; titled 'Têtes de femmes').
G-P. & M. Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. IV, 1903-1910, Paris, 2012, no. 3201 (illustrated p. 302; titled 'Têtes de femmes').

The canvas is lined. A pinpoint loss near the upper right edge. Light surface dirt visible to the margins. Examination under Ultra-Violet light reveals: a couple tiny strokes of retouching to the right side of the figure's hairline, with broader areas of retouching to the upper right quadrant.