Estate of the artist, 1919
Jean Renoir
Mrs Betty Flechtheim (a gift from the above according to an inscription on the recto) possibly stock of the  Galerie Flechtheim, after 1921 (bears stock number B8218 on verso)
Mrs. Maruja Baldwin Hodges, Newport Beach, California (bears Baldwin Galleries stamp on verso)
Christie's, New York, November 19, 1998, lot 143
Private Collection, Toronto
Acquired by the deceased owner in 2000

(Probably) Galerie Flechtheim, Renoir, November/December 1927, no 14 (Skizzen zu einem dekorativen Panneau)

Bernheim-Jeune, ed., L'Atelier de Renoir, vol. I, Paris, 1931, no. 123, illustrated pl. 43 
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. III, Paris, 2010, no. 2157, illustrated p. 253

Canvas laid down on board. The board is sound. Surface is slightly dirty. Artist pinholes at upper and lower left corners. Under UV light no inpainting is apparent although a layer of varnish does fluoresce unevenly. Good condition.
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This painting is being offered for sale pursuant to a voluntary settlement agreement between the current owner and the heirs of Betty Flechtheim, the widow of the late German-Jewish art dealer Alfred Flechtheim, both victims of Nazi persecution.