Pierre-Auguste RENOIR (1841-1919) *Pierre-Auguste RENOIR (1841-1919), "Les Collettes à Cagnes", circa 1918, oil on canvas signed lower left with stamp. 20.2 x 18.5 cm. *Lot in temporary importation Reference: Our painting will be included in the digital catalog raisonné of the Wildenstein Plattner Institut. Provenance : Estate of Renoir (1919-22) Galerie Barbazanges, circa 1925 Gabriel Fournier Paris then by descent to our vendor Bibliography : Albert André, L'atelier de Renoir, vol.1, Paris Bernheim Jeune, Editeur de l'Art, 1931, n°244, reproduced pl. 76 Exhibition: "Paris/Marseille: de la Canebière à Montparnasse", curated by Sylvie Buisson & Marc Stammegna, 2003, work reproduced in catalog Provenance: Private collection, family of artist Gabriel FOURNIER Note: History: Painter Gabriel Fournier (1893-1963) rubbed shoulders with the artists of Montmartre and Montparnasse. He frequented the painters of the Paris School, including Modigliani, Kisling and Soutine. Spotted by Léopold Zborowski, he exhibited with Matisse. Gabriel Fournier was at "Cagnes sur Mer" in 1920. A number of canvases painted in Cagnes and Saint Paul de Vence in that year have recently appeared on the market. It was also at this time that he visited Renoir's studio thanks to Marcel Gimond, and acquired the above work from Jean. The Saint Paul de Vence episode is recounted in "Cors de chasse" (souvenirs) by Gabriel Fournier in the collection "Les problèmes de l'Art" Pierre Cailler Ed. Genève 1957 p. 200 à 203