Bidspirit auction | RENOIR PIERRE-AUGUSTE: (1841-1919)

RENOIR PIERRE-AUGUSTE: (1841-1919) - RENOIR PIERRE-AUGUSTE: (1841-1919) French Impressionist artist. A good vintage signed 6.25 x 10.5 photograph, being a reproduction of one of the artist´s paintings of a female nude, standing in a three-quarter length pose and with her back to the viewer (strongly reminiscent of Renoir´s painting Apres le bain , 1901). Signed ( ´Renoir ´) by the artist in black ink with his name alone to the lower white border. Also signed by the Mayor of Cagnes beneath a short statement confirming the authenticity of Renoir's signature, dated 10th January 1911. The lower border also features the Mayor's (slightly indistinct) official circular rubber stamp. Neatly mounted, otherwise VG The photograph was originally part of the archive of French art dealer Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939). Vollard, in order to avoid any future disputes regarding the authenticity of works by Renoir, had all the original paintings photographed and then asked Renoir to sign each photograph whilst being witnessed by the Mayor of Cagnes.