Maybe you think you'll never be able to own a bather by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. If you're after nothing less than a sumptuous Renoir oil painting you're probably right, but if you're willing to buy a print from the master's hand, you could be in business. Here is an original etching of a standing bather by Renoir which is being offered at Skinner on September 9. Renoir etched the plate himself, creating this image which exists in no other medium. A century later, it's still affordable to many.
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Lot 128
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)
Baigneuse debout, mi-jambes, c. 1910,
possibly a later impression (Stella, 23). Unsigned. Etching on paper, plate size 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.2 x 10.7 cm), framed.
Condition: Margins over 1 1/4 inches, not examined out of frame. Estimate $300-500
September 21, 2011 Update: Unsold
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