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Oct 9, 2018 · On 18 October in Paris, Sotheby’s will offer rare masterworks acquired over a century by the important French collectors, the Renand-Chapet Family. G eorges Renand (1879-1968) compiled one of the most important collections of artworks of his time.
Georges Renand was born 8 May 1879 in Paris. He studied business at the Haute Etudes Commerciales and began his career at the Crédit Lyonnais. In 1928, he left to join his friend Gabriel Cognacq at the Parisian department store Samaritaine.
Sep 21, 2018 · Its owner, Georges Renand, was the director of famous department store La Samaritaine from 1928 to 1968, and built the collection with his daughter, Jeannine Chapet. Many of the masterpieces that he bought and sold can today be found in the world’s leading museums: Van Gogh's Paysanne près de l’âtre and Seurat's Vue de la Seine are now in ...
The site of the Calvary, a shrine built in 1628 at the top of a cliff overlooking the medieval town of Honfleur, was popular in the nineteenth century among tourists, pilgrims, and people offering prayers for men at sea. Corot painted this work during a trip to Normandy, probably in 1830.
Around 1930, Georges Renand, owner of La Samaritaine department store, purchased the work. The painting was owned by the Swedish investment banker and merchant Fredrik Roos when it was sold at Binoche et Godeau in Paris on November 30, 1989.
Georges Renand and his daughter Jeannine put together a daring collection that demonstrated the art of forging links between periods, styles and themes. Discover highlights from one of the most prominent French collections of the 20th century ahead of our upcoming sale La Collection Renand-Chapet (18 October | Paris).
Books. Collection Georges Renand: exceptionnels tableaux modernes : Bonnard, Braque, Cézanne, Corot ... : vente, Paris, Drouot-Montaigne, 20 novembre 1987. Compagnie des commissaires priseurs...
