$14,760
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919) and Richard Guino (Spanish, 1890-1973) Le petit Forgeron , alternatively titled Le feu / A Posthumous Cast Signed "Renoir" on side of base, numbered, inscribed and foundry stamped "1/M © CIRE C. VALSUANI PERDUE" on base behind the figure. Bronze with dark brown patina, 11 x 10 3/4 x 7 in. (27.9 x 27.3 x 17.8 cm), mounted to a black wooden plinth. Condition: Dust to interstices. Provenance: Purchased from the International Art Exhibition to benefit UNESCO and Brandeis University, Washington, D.C., March 1966. Literature: "Boredom Goes on the Block," The Evening Star , March 21, 1966, p. B8. N.B. The original plaster version was executed in 1916, and the present version in bronze was cast at a later date.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-19
