Renoirs for sale

Al Boyce

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I have limited edition estate-issued Renoir lithographs for sale,
starting at $300 in an online auction. Please let me know of other
places I can sell these.
Thanks
Al Boyce

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Renoir Repository

Limited Edition Renoir Lithographs<DIR>

I have available several copies of each of the Renoir lithographs depicted above. These are signed, numbered and
come with a <A HREF="auth.htm">Certificate of Authenticity</A>. They are appraised at $2,500 each. Because of difficulties with the original art dealer,
I am selling these myself to interested collectors who contact me via the Internet.
If you are interested in bidding on these works of art you may contact me at abo...@mindspring.com or particpate in the online auction at:
<A HREF="http://www.uauction.com/cgi-win/showitem.exe/zkx944712">Renoir Auction.</A>

The artwork depicted is, from left to right, Danse a la Campagne, Danse a la Ville and Danse a Bougival.

About the Artist
RENOIR, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919)</CENTER>

French impressionist painter, noted for his radiant, intimate paintings, particularly of the female nude. Recognized by critics as
one of the greatest and most independent painters of his period, Renoir is noted for the harmony of his lines, the brilliance of his
color, and the intimate charm of his wide variety of subjects. Unlike other impressionists he was as much interested in painting
the single human figure or family group portraits as he was in landscapes; unlike them, too, he did not subordinate composition
and plasticity of form to attempts at rendering the effect of light. 
Renoir was born in Limoges on February 25, 1841. As a child he worked in a porcelain factory in Paris, painting designs on
china; at 17 he copied paintings on fans, lampshades, and blinds. He studied painting formally in 1862-63 at the academy of the
Swiss painter Charles Gabriel Gleyre in Paris. Renoir's early work was influenced by two French artists, Claude Monet in his
treatment of light and the romantic painter Eugčne Delacroix in his treatment of color.

Renoir first exhibited his paintings in Paris in 1864, but he did not gain recognition until 1874, at the first exhibition of painters of
the new impressionist school (see Impressionism). One of the most famous of all impressionist works is Renoir's Le Bal au
Moulin de la Galette (1876, Louvre, Paris), an open-air scene of a café, in which his mastery in figure painting and in
representing light is evident. Outstanding examples of his talents as a portraitist are Madame Charpentier and Her Children
(1878, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City) and Jeanne Samary (1879, Louvre).

Renoir fully established his reputation with a solo exhibition held at the Durand-Ruel Gallery in Paris in 1883. In 1887 he
completed a series of studies of a group of nude female figures known as the Bathers (Philadelphia Museum of Art). These
reveal his extraordinary ability to depict the lustrous, pearly color and texture of skin and to impart lyrical feeling and plasticity
to a subject; they are unsurpassed in the history of modern painting in their representation of feminine grace. Many of his later
paintings also treat the same theme in an increasingly bold rhythmic style. During the last 20 years of his life Renoir was crippled
by arthritis; unable to move his hands freely, he continued to paint, however, by using a brush strapped to his arm. Renoir died
at Cagnes, a village in the south of France, on December 3, 1919.

Other notable paintings by Renoir include La Loge (1874, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London); Woman with Fan (1875)
and The Swing (1875), both in the Louvre, Paris; The Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881, Phillips Collection,
Washington, D.C.); and Vase of Chrysanthemums (1895, Musée de Beaux-Arts, Rouen)-one of the many still lifes of flowers
and fruit he painted throughout his life.

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a.bucsay

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Dec 3, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/3/97

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The price of $2,500 seems off to me, as one who has sold these items in the
past. I would expect unframed pricing to be closer to $250 or $10,000.
Who was the dealer so that I may avoid future difficulties and verify?
Would you send them out on consignment?

Al Boyce <abo...@mindspring.com> wrote in article
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Al Boyce

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Dec 4, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/4/97

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They originally came via Gallery Rodeo in Beverly Hills, but were issued by the
Renoir estate in 1993. Legacy Fine Art is selling them for $1,200 apiece (exact
same items) and I started the bidding low in hopes of stimulating interest. I
would be willing to send some out on consignment if you think you have a decent
chance of selling them for at least $500 or so (not counting your cut).
Thanks
Al Boyce

a.bucsay wrote:

> The price of $2,500 seems off to me, as one who has sold these items in the
> past. I would expect unframed pricing to be closer to $250 or $10,000.
> Who was the dealer so that I may avoid future difficulties and verify?
> Would you send them out on consignment?
>
> Al Boyce <abo...@mindspring.com> wrote in article
> <34843A1C...@mindspring.com>...

a.bucsay

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Dec 4, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/4/97

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Sounds great, of course I will need certificates of authenticity and any
other info. I have several clients. My address is on my site, see
signature.