Which pictures did Renoir exhibit in 1874? On this page you will find an accounted impression of the probably 6 pictures that were shown by Auguste Renoir at the 1st ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1874 (catalogue numbers 141-147). Renoir exhibited 4 portraits, 1 still-life, and 1 landscape. The noted pastel study probably wasn’t exhibited (no.146). I will render the pictures thematically. Note: If you double click on the first picture and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!
Auguste Renoir: 1IE-1874-141, Danseuse = 1874, 1CR110=1F126, SDbr, The Dancer, 142×94, NGA Washington (iRx;R87,p251;R2,p140;R90II,p12+27; R108,CR110;R30=R193,no126;R190,no121;R31,p197;M21,no1942.9.72) Provenance: Durand-Ruel; 1878 Deudon; 1899/03/08 Durand-Ruel. Expos: DR1883-36; DR1899-73; EU-1900-C-561, Une danseuse (1874) (à Mme J. Durand-Ruel); Vienna-EdI-1903-48; London-GG-1905-240; London-GH-1914-67; DR1920-25.
Auguste Renoir: 1IE-1874-143, Parisienne = 1874, CR102, The Parisian girl, 163x108cm, NMW Cardiff (iR6;iR2;R87,p251;R90II,p12+28;R2,p122;R31,no28;R108,CR102;M64). Rouart collection (R45).
Auguste Renoir: 1IE-1874-142, La Loge = 1874, 1CR116=1F125, SDbl, The theater box, 80x64cm, Courtauld London (iR2;R87,p251;R2,p107;R90II,p12+28;R1,p334; R108,no116;R30=R193,no125;R190,no120;R31,no26;R231-1+2;M60) Provenance: 1874 Père Martin (425fr); Louis Flornoy; 1899/02 Durand-Ruel till 1925. Expos: London-SFA-1874-12; Nantes-1886-893; DR1892-63; DR1899-74; = EU-1900-C-562, La loge (1874) (à Mme A.F. Aude); 11LE-1904-128; London-GG-1905-251.
Auguste Renoir: 1IE-1874-147, Tête de femme = 1874, Scl, 1CR118, Head of a woman, 32×24, private (R87,p251;R90II,p28;R2,p122;R108,CR118;R30,no140;R15,p200) =? HD1875/03/24-43, Tête de femme (32×24) -> Charpentier (85fr) (iR40;R88II,p452).
Auguste Renoir: 1IE-1874-147, Tête de femme =?? 1874-80ca, Head of a Woman, 39×36, Hermitage (iR10;iR6;R15,p201;R90II,p28;R2,p122;R30,no140;M95)
Auguste Renoir: 1IE-1874-145, Fleurs =? 1871, SDbr, Vase of flowers, xx, private (iR52;iR10;R90I,p27;R2,p122;cpR30,no67)
Auguste Renoir: 1IE-1874-144, Moissonneurs =!? 1873, The Harvesters, 60×73, Bührle Zurich (iR2;R90II,p12+28;R2,p122+141;R30,no100;R190,no96;R87,p266;R90I,p25+29;M85) Sold 1874 to M. Hartmann for probably 1000fr (R460,p124;R411).
Probably not exhibited: See the account for a justification.
Auguste Renoir: 1869ca, Mixed flowers in an earthen pot, 65×54, MFA Boston (iR52;R90II,p12+28;R87,p251;R2,p122;R410,no6;R30,no36;R31,no14;M22,no48.592). Probably not exhibited as 1IE-1874-145, Fleurs
Auguste Renoir: 1868-70, Portrait d’une jeune femme, pastel, 44×36, A2012/05/15 (iR11;R2,p122) This could be a very uncertain option for 1IE-1874-146, Croquis (pastel), a work that wasn’t exhibited (R411).
Auguste Renoir: 1873, The Field (the drinking place), 47×62, private (iRx;R30,no.99) Suggested as 1IE-1874-147+hc, but probably not exhibited.
Explication:
no.141 = 1CR110 (R2;R87;R90;R410;R30;R31)
no.142 = 1CR116 (R2;R87;R90;R410;R30;R31)
no.143 = 1CR102 (R2;R87;R90;R410;R30;R31)
no.144 = Fezzi 100 (96) (R2;R90;R100;R190); shortly remarked as ‘Moissonneuses’; HW: to compare.
no.145 = Fezzi 36 (37) (R2;R87;R90;R410); shortly described; HW: =? 1871, Vase of flowers.
no.146: untitled pastel study; not reviewed; no suggestions (R2;R87;R90;R410); notification -> probably not exhibited.
no.147 shortly described; =CR118 (R2;R87;R90) bl/w; HW: compare: Hermitage.
I will also render a work that maybe was exhibited outside the catalogue (=hc), but this suggestion is only rendered by one source (R30,no.99) and not affirmed by other sources, so I assume it wasn’t exhibited. See link for an account of the given suggestions. Sometimes the identification of a painting is ‘uncertain’, see. Sometimes to ‘compare’ another picture is given that is (probably) similar to the painting that was exhibited. For explanation of the subscriptions, see. For an account (references, translations, info, discussion, locations on Google-Maps), see. For the general references (=R) see. For references to internet pages (=iR) see. For references to the additional sources (=aR) see at the bottom of the main page about Auguste Renoir.
Recommanded citation: “Impressionism: Auguste Renoir, an impression of his pictures at the 1st ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1874. Last modified 2024/10/01. https://www.impressionism.nl/renoir-1874-expo/.”
