Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Femme au péplum,... Lot n° 1

Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Femme au péplum, 1895 Pen and Indian ink on paper Signed with the monogram at the upper center 19 x 11 cm Provenance : - Versailles sale, Versailles enchères, 24 October 1984 - Acquired from the latter by the former owner - Thence by descent to the current owner - Private collection, Paris Bibliography : - A. Vollard, Tableaux, pastels et dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Tome I, Paris, 1918, reproduced p. 11 - G. Patrice, M. Dauberville, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, Éditions Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 2010, reproduced in black and white under n°2610 p. 525 A certificate from Mr François Daulte, dated 29 October 1980 will be provided to the buyer. Note : This drawing is a preparatory study for the painting OEdipe Roi, 1895.