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The Gust of Wind: 2403

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 5

Titles

The Gust of Wind
Translated as: Le grand vent

Maker(s)

Painter: Renoir, Pierre Auguste

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Notes

History note: Auction organised by Monet, Berthe Morisot, Renoir and Sisley at Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 24 March 1875, bought by Auguste de Moulins, the painter; sold by his family to Durand Ruel, 1899; bought by Alphonse Kahn, 1908; with Messrs. L.H. Lefèvre and Son, London, 1923; F. Hindley Smith

Measurements and weight

Height: 52 cm
Width: 82.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1939) by Hindley Smith, Frank

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1872 : Probable date

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A. Renoir
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: City of Manchester Art Gallery, Lender F. Hindley Smith, Title the Gust of Wind, Artist, Renoir
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label
  • Text: Renoir, 618, le coup de Vent
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Label
  • Text: Alph. Kahn. Renoir, Le Coup de Vent, 1873
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Label
  • Text: Renoir, Le Coup de Vent, Col. Kahn
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Label
  • Text: Auguste Renoir, 19, Le Coup de Vent, size 32 1/2 " x 20 1/2 " signed, A. Renoir, painted about 1872, exhibited at the exposition d' Art Français. Zurich 1917
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Slip from a catalogue
  • Type: Supporting information
  • Text: Walker Art Galler, Liverpool - lent F.Hindley Smith
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Printed label
  • Type: Label
  • Text: City of Manchester Art Gallery (evidently for same exhibition as the first label)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Printed label
  • Type: Label
  • Text: Renoir 5386 / Paysage ppbd
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Dealers stock label
  • Type: Label
  • Text: ph 3052
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Dealers stock number
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2403
Primary reference Number: 2910
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 1 December 2023 Last processed: Friday 1 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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