Pierre Auguste RENOIR (1841-1919). Girls' heads. Pastel. H_... Lot 1

Pierre Auguste RENOIR (1841-1919). Girls' heads. Pastel. H_ 23 cm L_28 cm. Monogrammed lower right. Small hole above the hat. Provenance: Possibly Ambroise Vollard, according to Dauberville. Private collection. Bibliography: Ambroise Vollard, "Tableaux, pastels et dessins de Pierre Auguste Renoir", Paris, 1918, T.II, p.106, repr. G.P. and M. Dauberville, "Renoir / Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles", ed. Bernheim-Jeune, 2009, T.II, n°1489, p.500, repr. On the early photo published by Vollard and then Dauberville, we do not see the "AR" monogram. The photo in the publications is of very poor quality, but we think it safer to assume that the monogram was added later. Expert : Cabinet de Bayser This work can be viewed at Cabinet de Bayser, 69 rue Sainte Anne, 75002 Paris, until Monday February 5 inclusive. IMPORTANT: TO BID LIVE ON THIS LOT, PLEASE CONTACT THE AUCTION HOUSE BEFOREHAND.