Bidspirit auction | Pierre Auguste Renoir

Pierre Auguste Renoir - Tournee a gauche. 1906, original etching., . the full sheet measures 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches. original etching. Catalogue reference: Delteil 15. Executed in 1906, this lovely impression on cream laid paper is from the rare 1906 first edition of ”Histoire des Peintres Impressionnistes” by Theodore Duret, published in Paris by Floury. The plate size is 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (138 x 196 mm); the full sheet measures 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (194 x 260 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed. This composition is more rare and sought-after than the similar Renoir etching ”Femme nue couchee - Tournee a droite” (Delteil 14)