Pierre-Auguste RENOIR (1841-1919) - Lot 31

Pierre-Auguste RENOIR (1841-1919) In the Valley, 1883 Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Galerie de l'Elysée label, no. 37, label bearing no. 10886 (Durand-Ruel stock). N° 10886 and n° 8104 (Durand-Ruel photo) in blue pencil on the stretcher on the back of the work. 19 x 35 cm A certificate from the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, issued in May 2026, will be presented to the buyer. Provenance : -Acquired directly from the artist on August 15, 1916 by Durand-Ruel et Cie, (courrier Durand-Ruel) -Purchased by Mr. Jean Metthey (Galerie de l'Elysée, 68, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris VIII), January 29, 1936 from Durand-Ruel et Cie, (Durand-Ruel letter) -Purchased April 1, 1936 from Galerie de l'Elysée, by Monsieur A. F. (Copy of invoice). -In the latter's descendants. This provenance is attested by a letter from Madame Caroline Durand-Ruel Godfroy, dated May 7, 1987 and addressed to Mademoiselle Delphine Montalant, Waring Hopkins - Alain Thomas. Bibliography: -Stock Durand Ruel n° 10886 (Photo Durand-Ruel n° 8104) Expert : Cabinet CHANOIT