Roses for Jeanne Baudot and a Beautiful Italian Girl

Result EUR371,400

Published on 20 December 2019, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 13 December 2019 - 11:00 (CET) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

A young woman friendly with artists was given a delightful hat by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, while Matisse limned an ode to a beautiful odalisque.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Portrait de madame Jeanne Baudot, 1896, oil on... Roses for Jeanne Baudot and a Beautiful Italian Girl

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Portrait de madame Jeanne Baudot, 1896, oil on canvas, 24 x 19 cm.
Result: €371,400.

Here, Renoir revelled in immortalising his muse and pupil Jeanne Baudot, giving her an enchanting hat wreathed in roses. The portrait, dating from 1896 (the year she became godmother to his second son Jean), clearly appealed as much as…

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