Family of the artist
De Hauke Galleries, New York (acquired from the above)
Edith Halpert, New York (acquired in 1933)
Private Collection (acquired in the 1960s; sale: Christie's, New York, 9th May 2000, lot 315)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner

Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La passion du dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 128, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Vienna, Albertina Museum, Goya bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2005, no. 56, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Théodore Duret, Renoir, Paris, 1924, illustrated in colour pl. 24

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and and taped to the overmount in two places along the upper edge. The sheet is slightly time-stained and there is a small paper loss to the upper left corner, not visible when framed. There is a small spot of paper skinning towards each of the upper corners, not visible when framed. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition. Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though the paper tone is slightly warmer and the colours slightly more saturated in the original.
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