Head of a Young Girl, c. 1890

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Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 42.6 x 33.3 cm (16 3/4 x 13 1/8 in.)

framed: 67.6 x 58.7 x 6.9 cm (26 5/8 x 23 1/8 x 2 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Vladimir Horowitz

Accession Number

1948.18.1

Artists / Makers

Auguste Renoir (artist) French, 1841 - 1919

Image Use

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Inscription

upper right: Renoir.

Provenance

Pierre Auguste Renoir; sold 26 June 1900 to (Durand-Ruel, New York and Paris). Probably Alexandre Berthier [1883-1918], Prince de Wagram, Paris. [1] (Durand-Ruel, New York and Paris); by whom sold 23 October 1926 to Chester Dale [1882-1962], New York; (sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 16 March 1944, no. 65); (Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles). [2] (Gabriel Schneider Gallery, New York). [3] Vladimir Horowitz [1904-1989], New York; gift 1948 to NGA.

[1] Prince of Wagram per Chester Dale Papers, Archives of American Art (copy, NGA curatorial files). After his death, Wagram's collection was sold by his heirs through Étienne Bignou, Paris, to Alex Reid & Lefèvre, London; it is possible Durand-Ruel repurchased this painting at that time.

[2]Annotated sales catalogue, Knoedler Library microfiche American sales no. 1369.

[3]Schneider according to François Daulte, Auguste Renoir, catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Lausanne, 1971-, vol. 1, no. 597.

Associated Names

Dale, Chester
Durand-Ruel et Cie
Hatfield Galleries, Dalzell
Horowitz, Vladimir, Maestro
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
Renoir, Auguste
Schneider Gallery, Gabriel
Wagram, Alexandre Berthier, 4th Prince de

Exhibition History

1924: Exhibitions of Paintings by Renoir, Durand-Ruel Galleries, New York, 1924, no. 1.

2009: Renoir au XXe siècle, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2009-2010, no. 37, repro.

2013: Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art, Museo dell'Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome (exhibition title in this venue: Impressionist Gems); California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio; Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo, Seattle Art Museum, 2013-2016.

Bibliography

1929: Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 30, repro., as Head of Girl.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 111.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 101, repro.

1971: François Daulte. Auguste Renoir, catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint. Vol.I: Figures 1860-1890. Lausanne, 1971: no. 597.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 292, repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 336, repro.