Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 24, 2003, lot 122
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Ambroise Vollard, Tableaux, pastels et dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, vol. II, Paris, 1918, illustrated p. 2 (fragment)

Very good condition. Original canvas. Some minor cracking, particularly in the figure at left and in the white structure. Under UV light, an uneven layer of varnish flouresces, but no inpainting is apparent. Colors: Contrasts are a little richer in the original versus the catalogue illustration.
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