Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Girl Reading

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Artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)French, 1841–1919

CultureFrench

Titles

Girl Reading

Datec. 1890

PlaceParis, France

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions13 1/4 × 16 1/4 in. (33.6 × 41.3 cm)

Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck

Object number98.297

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

223 Beck Galleries

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Department

European Art, Beck Collection

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Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceEtude Chevallier, Paris; [Durand-Ruel Gallery, Paris, 1896]; [Sam Salz, New York]; R. A. Peto, London; [ Arthur Tooth & Sons, London]; [ J.K. Thannhauser, New York]; Hurland Collection, New York; [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, "Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Drawings", October 28, 1970, lot 10]; Mr. and Mrs. John A. and Audrey Jones Beck, Houston, 1970; gift of Mrs. Audrey Jones Beck to MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1974, pp. 78-79.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed lower left recto: "Renoir"

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