The Apple Seller
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
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The Apple Seller

c. 1890
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919) visual detail
ArtistPierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
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Provenance

Public
1891

(Durand-Ruel, Paris, France, November 9, 1891, stock no. 1915, purchased from the artist)

1891-1896

(Durand-Ruel, Paris, France, June 12, 1896, sold to Graf von Kessler)

1896-

Graf von Kessler [1868-1937], Berlin, Germany

Provenance event

Marquis de Biron [1859-1939], Geneva, Switzerland

1937-1941

(Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, NY, February 5, 1941, sold to Leonard C. Hanna Jr.)

1941-1958

Leonard C. Hanna Jr. [1889-1957], Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1958-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

(Durand-Ruel, Paris, France, November 9, 1891, stock no. 1915, purchased from the artist) (Durand-Ruel, Paris, France, June 12, 1896, sold to Graf von Kessler) Graf von Kessler [1868-1937], Berlin, Germany Marquis de Biron [1859-1939], Geneva, Switzerland (Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, NY, February 5, 1941, sold to Leonard C. Hanna Jr.) Leonard C. Hanna Jr. [1889-1957], Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

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Color: Light to Palette. Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (October 22-December 6, 1965). A loan exhibition for the benefit of The American Association of Museums : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Renoir’s death. Wildenstein & Co. (March 27-May 3, 1969). Renoir. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (organizer) (February 3-April 1, 1973). Renoir Retrospective. Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya, Japan (organizer) (October 15-December 11, 1988); Hiroshima Museum of Art, Hiroshima City, Japan (December 17, 1988-February 12, 1989); Nara Prefectural Museum of Art, Nara, Japan (February 18-April 9, 1989). Rise and Fall of Modernity: Weimar- a German Example 1890-1990. Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar, Weimar, Thüringen, Germany (May 9-August 1, 1999). Renoir: 1870 - 1892. Artizon Museum, Tokyo, Japan (February 10-April 15, 2001); Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya, Japan (organizer) (April 21-June 24, 2001). CMA Highlights. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 21-September 11, 2005). Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Beijing World Art Museum (May 26-August 27, 2006); Mori Art Center (September 16-November 26, 2006); Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007); Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (June 9-September 16, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 15-June 1, 2008); Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (June 22-September 21, 2008); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 12, 2008-January 18, 2009). Renoir - Tradition and Innovation. National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan (January 20-April 5, 2010); National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan (April 17-June 27, 2010). Exposition Renoir. Durand-Ruel, Paris, France (1896). Exhibition of French Masters from Courbet to Seurat. Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc. New York, NY (1937). The Hanna Collection of Modern Masterpieces. J. B. Speed Memorial Museum, Louisville, KY (1944). Summer Loan: group of fourteen Hanna paintings. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY . (June-September 1949).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

This painting depicts a young country girl offering apples to Renoir's wife, Aline. The boy in the straw hat may be the artist's nephew, Edmond, but the young girl with the ribbon in her hair has not been identified. Bathed in soft, dappled sunlight, the figures are united through the fluid brushstrokes that cover the canvas. The leaping dog provides an accent of humor and motion in an otherwise tranquil scene. The picture was probably completed at Essoyes, in eastern France.

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Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 7 structured provenance events · 9 structured exhibitions.

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