French artist (1841-1919).
Autograph letter signed. n.p. [Paris]. 8vo. 1 p. Measures 280 : 134 mm and is professionally mounted and framed with a reproduction of "The Skiff (La Yole" (1875) to a total of 360x585mm.
9.500 €
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To the art-collector Arsene Alexandre, criticizing the tendency to over-varnish paintings. Renoir’s distaste was probably provoked by the great disparity between this method and his own painting style of layering small multi-coloured strokes that illuminated the luminosity of a woman's skin or the sparkle of foliage. In full (translated): „The industrial and disagreeable look which the miss-use of varnish gives to paintings is extremely regrettable and if your article could put a stop to this new rush to 'do up like new' I myself could only congratulate you. Your affectionate, Renoir“.