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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Olive Trees

1904

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Olive Trees

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Olive Trees

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Olive Trees

1904

Physical Qualities Oil on canvas, 18 5/16 x 21 7/8 in. (46.5 x 55.6 cm.)
Credit Line The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number 1950.285
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by bequest, 1929; Claribel Cone, Baltimore, by purchase, October 1, 1925; Paul Vallotton, Lausanne
Academy of the Arts 50th Anniversary - Easton, Maryland
Renoir
Monet and the French Impressionists
Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art
Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1930, p. 6, no. 52. (Published as "Olive Grove")
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 26, pl. 14, ill. (Published as "Les Oliviers")
George Boas, Adelyn D. Breeskin, and J.G. D'Arcy Paul, "Selections from the Cone Collection," "News of The Baltimore Museum of Art," October 1949, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 21.
"Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta, Collectors," "Art News," vol. XLVIII, no. 9, January 1950, p. 40.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1951, p. 39, no. 131.
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Cone Collection: A Handbook with a Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, p. 39, no. 104.
Wildenstein and Company, "Renoir: Loan Exhibition for the Benefit of the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York City, Inc.," New York: Wildenstein and Company, 1958, p. 74, no. 60, ill.
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, p. 68, no. 99.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art: A Benefit Exhibition at Wildenstein," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1974, no. 46.
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, pp. 119, 176.
John O'Brian, "Ruthless Hedonism: The American Reception of Matisse," Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999, pp. 81, 282.
Sona K. Johnson et al, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art" catalogue committee, 2003, no. 96, p. 135, ill.

Inscribed: Recto: Lower left in paint, "Renoir" Verso: - Left stretcher: top, white label with a red border, "Renoir-Olive Trees/9-A/cat. #85" - Top stretcher: center on a square white label, "LOAN/80.1951" - Central support: top on a grey label, "273/Renoir/Oliviers" in dark ink; also on the label is the following stamp, "TABLEAUX MODERNE/Paul VALLOTTON/7, rue Grand Chene/LAUSANNE (Suisse)" middle on a brown rectangular label, "6418" is stamped in black - Center stretcher: bottom in black ink on a square brown label, "N°186281/Renoir/Avenue des Oliviers/au ______ /T.RE. 000U" and in blue pencil vertically, "6418 821" top and bottom, stamped, "TABLEAUX MODERNE/Paul VALLOTTON/7, rue Grand Chene/LAUSANNE (Suisse)" bottom, center right on a square brown paper stamp, "DOUANE FRANCAISES PONTARLIER" middle, stamped in red, "F" and in graphite, "Oliviers" bottom, printed on a red stamp, "_OLL/I-10/ +" top and middle in blue pencil, "N____2F-_____" Frame Inscriptions (normally covered by the frame buildup): Verso: Bottom rail of the frame in white, "CASE #17"; left rail of the frame in white, "81"

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

1840–1918

French, 1841-1919
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