Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Mlle. Estable
1911
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 16 5/16 x 12 3/8 in. (41.4 x 31.4 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.287
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by bequest, 1929; Claribel Cone, Baltimore, by purchase, August 23, 1928; Paul Vallotton, Lausanne
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 87. (Exhibited as "Portrait of Mademoiselle Estable")
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland", November 13, 1951-December 30, 1951, no. 135. (Exhibited as "Portrait of Mademoiselle Estable")
Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to Wildenstein and Company, New York, March 29, 1974-May 4, 1974, no. 47. (Exhibited as "Portrait of Mlle. Estable")
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Sisters' Passion for the Arts: A Glimpse of the Cone Collection", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, September 5, 1996-January 6, 1997, no. 13.
Sona K. Johnson, BMA, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland", November 13, 1951-December 30, 1951, no. 135. (Exhibited as "Portrait of Mademoiselle Estable")
Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to Wildenstein and Company, New York, March 29, 1974-May 4, 1974, no. 47. (Exhibited as "Portrait of Mlle. Estable")
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Sisters' Passion for the Arts: A Glimpse of the Cone Collection", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, September 5, 1996-January 6, 1997, no. 13.
Sona K. Johnson, BMA, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Marc Elder, "L'Atelier de Renoir, vol. II" Paris: MM. Bernheim-Jeune, Éditeurs d'Art, 1931, pl. 132, fig. 407, ill.
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 26, pl. 16, ill. (Published as "Portrait de Mlle. Estable")
George Boas, Adelyn D. Breeskin and, J.G. D'Arcy Paul, "Selections from the Cone Collection," "News of The Baltimore Museum of Art," October 1949, vol. 13, no. 1, no. 87, p. 21. (listed as "Portrait of Mademoiselle Estable")
Doris Brian, "The Baltimore Museum's Cone Collection: A Pointed Star," "The Art Digest," January 15, 1950, vol. 24, no. 8, p. 21. (Published as "A rich portrait")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1951, p. 39, no. 135. (Published as "Portrait of Mademoiselle Estable")
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Cone Collection: A Handbook with a Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, p. 39, no. 106.
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, p. 68, no. 101.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art: A Benefit Exhibition at Wildenstein," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1974, no. 47. (Published as "Portrait of Mlle. Estable")
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, pp. 119, 180.
Sona Johnston, "Sisters' Passion for the Arts: A Glimpse of the Cone Collection," Baltimore: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, 1996, no. 13.
Sona K. Johnson et al, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art" catalogue committee, 2003, no. 97, p. 135, ill. p. 134.
William J. Glackens and Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Affinities and Distinctions. Fort Lauderdale: NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale; Milan: Skira editore, 2018.
Inscribed: Recto: Lower right in brown paint, "Renoir." Verso: Top stretcher in black grease pencil, "D"; square white label in black print, "LOAN/97.1951"; in dark ink, "259" Central support, stamped, "TABLEAUX MODER/Paul VALLOTTON/7, rue Grand-Ch/LAUSANNE (Suisse)"; in blue pencil, "522" Bottom stretcher in black grease pencil, "L·7"
