PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (Limoges 1841–1919 Cagnes–sur–Mer) La Danse à la Campagne. Circa. 1890. Etching on cream-coloured wove paper. Signature stamp lower right: Renoir. 22 x 13.7cm (sheet size: 32.4 x 24.9 cm). Framed. Delteil, no. 2. – Very fine impression, probably with the full margins. Minimal browning within the passepartout, stronger continuous browning outside the plate edge from an older passepartout. The upper margin in the centre with slight remains of an old mount. Verso light browning on the outer edges of the sheet. Overall still in good condition.

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