{"product_id":"jeune-femme-au-chapeau-by-pierre-auguste-renoir","title":"Jeune femme au chapeau by Pierre-Auguste Renoir","description":"Pierre-Auguste Renoir\u003cbr\u003e 1841-1919 | French \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eJeune femme au chapeau\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e(Young Woman in a Hat)\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed \"Renoir\" (upper left)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eJeune femme au chapeau\u003c\/em\u003e captures Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s enduring fascination with young women in elaborate hats, one of the most beloved subjects of his career. In this intimate oil on canvas, Renoir transforms a fashionable accessory into a dazzling study of color, texture and light. The broad yellow hat, enlivened with ribbons and floral accents, becomes the center of the composition, its sweeping brushwork framing the sitter’s softly modeled face with extraordinary vitality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By this point in his career, Renoir had fully embraced the luminous, sensuous style that defines his mature work. Rather than precise detail, he builds the image through expressive strokes of green, gold, rose and white, giving the small canvas a remarkable sense of movement and presence. The result is at once spontaneous and deeply refined, a jewel-like portrait that distills Renoir’s lifelong devotion to beauty and femininity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The painting also carries distinguished early provenance. It was once owned by Ambroise Vollard, the legendary Paris dealer and publisher who championed Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Picasso. Vollard also illustrated the work in his crucial 1919 publication \u003cem\u003eTableaux, Pastels \u0026amp; Dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir\u003c\/em\u003e, giving it an important place in the early literature on the artist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Renoir's significance in the history of art is monumental. As a founding member of the Impressionist movement, he participated in the first Impressionist exhibition of 1874 and remained committed to the movement's core principles throughout his career. Unlike some of his contemporaries who moved toward more systematic approaches, Renoir maintained his focus on the sensual pleasures of painting—the play of light on skin, the warmth of human flesh and the joy of pure color. His work influenced generations of artists and continues to set auction records, with comparable paintings achieving impressive results, as well as residing in the world's most prestigious institutions, including the Barnes Foundation, the Musée d'Orsay and the Tate London. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1908 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 5 1\/4\" high x 4 1\/8\" wide (13.4 x 10.6 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 12\" high x 10 3\/4\" wide x 1 3\/4\" deep (30.5 x 27.3 x 4.5 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Ambroise Vollard, Paris\u003cbr\u003e Robert de Galéa, Paris\u003cbr\u003e Sale, Christie’s, London, 25 June 1985, Lot 121\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, UK\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature:\u003cbr\u003e Ambroise Vollard, Tableaux, Pastels \u0026amp; Dessins de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paris, 1919, pl.52, illustrated\u003cbr\u003e Guy-Patrice and Michel Dauberville, Renoir: Catalogue Raisonné des Tableaux, Pastels, Dessins et Aquarelles, Paris, 2007 and 2014, Vol.IV, pl.25, no. 3244\u003cbr\u003e To be included in the forthcoming second volume of the Renoir Catalogue raisonné being prepared by François Daulte","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45024841990279,"sku":"32-2895","price":298500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/2471\/0466\/files\/32-2895_1.png?v=1782516127","url":"https:\/\/rauantiques.com\/products\/jeune-femme-au-chapeau-by-pierre-auguste-renoir","provider":"M.S. Rau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}