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This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue critique of Pierre-Auguste Renoir being prepared by the Wildenstein Institute established from the archives of François Daulte, Durand-Ruel, Venturi, Vollard and Wildenstein.
Please note that this work will be included in the second supplement to the catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles de Renoir being prepared by Guy-Patrice and Floriane Dauberville, published by Bernheim-Jeune.
In 1907 Renoir moved to the picturesque setting of Cagnes-sur-Mer, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, purchasing the pretty stone farmhouse Les Collettes, where he was to live until he died in 1919. Relocating here with his wife Aline Charigot and two children Pierre and Claude, this move in part was prompted by his increasing rheumatoid arthritis, which he hoped would desist in warmer climes. Set amongst beautiful olive and citrus groves, with views overlooking the Mediterranean sea and mountainous vistas beyond, the two-storey house was to provide the perfect setting for Renoir’s painting, supplying an infinite source of inspiration in his final years. The present work is evocative of Renoir’s feelings for the place, with the warmth of tone and radiance of light conveying his love for Les Collettes. Depicting the charming countryside that surrounded his home, Renoir instills a sense of life to the work through his enlivened brushstroke and dynamic use of colour.
Today Les Collettes remains a museum to Renoir, housing fourteen works by the artist and a collection of family possessions. The rooms in which he painted and the basement where he sculpted have been preserved, so one can see Renoir’s painting materials and easel at which he painted his beloved Les Collettes.
Please note that this work will be included in the second supplement to the catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles de Renoir being prepared by Guy-Patrice and Floriane Dauberville, published by Bernheim-Jeune.
In 1907 Renoir moved to the picturesque setting of Cagnes-sur-Mer, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, purchasing the pretty stone farmhouse Les Collettes, where he was to live until he died in 1919. Relocating here with his wife Aline Charigot and two children Pierre and Claude, this move in part was prompted by his increasing rheumatoid arthritis, which he hoped would desist in warmer climes. Set amongst beautiful olive and citrus groves, with views overlooking the Mediterranean sea and mountainous vistas beyond, the two-storey house was to provide the perfect setting for Renoir’s painting, supplying an infinite source of inspiration in his final years. The present work is evocative of Renoir’s feelings for the place, with the warmth of tone and radiance of light conveying his love for Les Collettes. Depicting the charming countryside that surrounded his home, Renoir instills a sense of life to the work through his enlivened brushstroke and dynamic use of colour.
Today Les Collettes remains a museum to Renoir, housing fourteen works by the artist and a collection of family possessions. The rooms in which he painted and the basement where he sculpted have been preserved, so one can see Renoir’s painting materials and easel at which he painted his beloved Les Collettes.