21 Renoirs owned by Artist's Muse coming up at Bonhams
April 20 2026
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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
News from artnet.com that Bonhams will be auctioning-off 21 works by Renoir that were owned by the artist's muse Gabrielle Renard.
According to the article linked above:
Although Renard briefly exhibited some of her Renoirs while alive, many of these masterpieces will be totally new to public view. She probably owned even more, too, but gave them away. “These 21 pieces represent the core works she and her family chose to retain and cherish as her personal collection,” Millar told me.
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