Auktion: 16 Tage
Stand 18.05.2026
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919) Tête d'enfant, Jean Renoir, circa 1894 Charcoal on paper laid down on cardboard 18 x 15 inches (45.7 x 38.1 cm) Signed lower right: Renoir PROVENANCE: The artist; With Ambroise Vollard, Paris, as of 1910; Succession Pierre-Auguste Renoir; With Durand-Ruel, Paris, April–May 1921; Henry Carroll Brown, Baltimore; Frances Carroll Brown, New York, and Margaret Price Brown, Baltimore, by descent from the above, 1958; Estate of Frances Carroll Brown, New York, and Margaret Price Brown, Baltimore; Dubey's Art & Antiques, Baltimore, acquired from the above, as of 2003; Private collection, Louisville, Kentucky; Thence by descent to the present owner, circa 2012. EXHIBITED: Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, "Aquarelles, pastels et dessins par Renoir (1841-1919)," April 4–23, 1921; Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, "Renoir to Chagall: Paris and the Allure of Color," February 2-May 6, 2012, as Portrait of an Infant Head, probably Jean Renoir; Milton Art Bank, Milton, Pennsylvania, "BLACK/WHITE: Art from 1400 BCE to 2019," January 30-April 30, 2022, as Portrait of Jean Renoir, dated c. 1902. LITERATURE: A. André, Renoir, Paris, 1928, illustrated pl. 103, as Tête d'enfant, dated 1894. This work will be included in the forthcoming Pierre-Auguste Renoir digital catalogue raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc. The lot is accompanied by a letter of inclusion from the WPI. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, "Aquarelles, pastels et dessins par Renoir (1841-1919)," April 4–23, 1921; Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, "Renoir to Chagall: Paris and the Allure of Color," February 2-May 6, 2012 (as Portrait of an Infant Head, probably Jean Renoir); Milton Art Bank, Milton, Pennsylvania, "BLACK/WHITE: Art from 1400 BCE to 2019," January 30-April 30, 2022 (as Portrait of Jean Renoir, dated c. 1902).
The artist; With Ambroise Vollard, Paris, as of 1910; Succession Pierre-Auguste Renoir; With Durand-Ruel, Paris, April–May 1921; Henry Carroll Brown, Baltimore, Maryland; Frances Carroll Brown, New York, and Margaret Price Brown, Baltimore, Maryland, by descent from the above, 1958; Estate of Frances Carroll Brown, New York, and Margaret Price Brown, Baltimore, Maryland; Dubey's Art & Antiques, Baltimore, Maryland, acquired from the above, as of 2003; Private collection, Louisville, Kentucky; Thence by descent to the present owner, circa 2012.
Mat burn along edges of sheet. Scattered pinpoints of foxing throughout. Matted and framed under glass.