Portrait of Cezanne, Original bronze by Renoir... Lot 135

Portrait of Cezanne, Original bronze by Renoir and Guino numbered 4/8, Fondeur Susse, Diameter : 51 cm Certificate of authenticity from the Renoir heirs and the Guino heirs. Listed under the number 16 of the Bristol catalog. Exhibition in Tokyo and Aix en Provence. "The friendship between Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Paul Cézanne was to last all their lives. It continues in their descendants. Paul Cézanne was better than his friend; it would not have occurred to anyone to consider him anything other than a brother. Our two families are still one, with the quarrels and affections that only exist beyond the limits of a certain intimacy." Extract from the book: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, mon père by Jean Renoir (film-maker), second son of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, published by Gallimard.