Maison de la Poste, Cagnes

1906/1907

Auguste Renoir

Associated Names
Auguste Renoir

Artist, French, 1841 - 1919

This painting depicts a while villa partially hidden by greenery. The villa has several buildings on different levels with small windows and reddish-brown roofs. The brushstrokes are loose and broad, giving the image a blurred effect. The trees are dark green, with some streaks of brown and yellow. The sky is a mix of blues with hints of lavender and peach.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (including taped edges): 13 x 22.5 cm (5 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
    framed: 30.2 x 39.4 x 5.7 cm (11 7/8 x 15 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.77

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased 22 October 1912 from the artist by (Durand-Ruel, Paris, stock no. 10150); sold 3 January 1913 to (Durand-Ruel, New York, stock no. 3626); sold 4 May 1936 to Howard Pretzel.[1] Capt. Edward H. Molyneux [1891-1974], Paris, by 1952;[2] sold 15 August 1955 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA.
[1] According to a letter dated 20 December 1977 from Charles Durand-Ruel, in NGA curatorial files.
[2] Exhibited as part of the Molyneux collection at the National Gallery of Art in 1952.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1952

  • French Paintings from the Molyneux Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1952, unnumbered checklist, as White Houses at Cagnes.

1961

  • French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century from the Collection of Mrs. Mellon Bruce, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1961, no. 54, repro

Bibliography

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 302, repro.

1978

  • Small French Paintings from the Bequest of Ailsa Mellon Bruce. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978: 70, repro. (continuing exhibition beginning in 1978).

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 347, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: Renoir.

Wikidata ID

Q20191037

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