Olive Trees

1904

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Olive Trees

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Olive Trees

1904

Physical Qualities Oil on canvas, 18 5/16 x 21 7/8 in. (46.5 x 55.6 cm.)

Credit Line The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland

Object Number 1950.285

The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by bequest, 1929; Claribel Cone, Baltimore, by purchase, October 1, 1925; Paul Vallotton, Lausanne

Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture", April 1, 1930-December 1, 1930, no. 52. (Exhibited as "Olive Grove")

Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 85.

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. 131.

Vladimir Visson, Wildenstein and Company, New York, "Renoir: Loan Exhibition for the Benefit of the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York City, Inc.", April 8, 1958-May 10, 1958, no. 60.

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. 46.

Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Claude Monet: Impressionist Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston", October 13, 1991-January 19, 1992.

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.

Christopher J. Brownawell, The Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD, "In Celebration of the Academy Art Museum: Landscape Paintings from The Baltimore Museum of Art", September 12, 2008-November 29, 2008.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1930, p. 6, no. 52. (Published as "Olive Grove")

Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 26, pl. 14, ill. (Published as "Les Oliviers")

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, p. 21.

"Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta, Collectors," "Art News," vol. XLVIII, no. 9, January 1950, p. 40.

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. 131.

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. 104.

Wildenstein and Company, "Renoir: Loan Exhibition for the Benefit of the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York City, Inc.," New York: Wildenstein and Company, 1958, p. 74, no. 60, ill.

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. 99.

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. 46.

Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, pp. 119, 176.

John O'Brian, "Ruthless Hedonism: The American Reception of Matisse," Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999, pp. 81, 282.

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. 96, p. 135, ill.

Inscribed: Recto: Lower left in paint, "Renoir" Verso: - Left stretcher: top, white label with a red border, "Renoir-Olive Trees/9-A/cat. #85" - Top stretcher: center on a square white label, "LOAN/80.1951" - Central support: top on a grey label, "273/Renoir/Oliviers" in dark ink; also on the label is the following stamp, "TABLEAUX MODERNE/Paul VALLOTTON/7, rue Grand Chene/LAUSANNE (Suisse)" middle on a brown rectangular label, "6418" is stamped in black - Center stretcher: bottom in black ink on a square brown label, "N°186281/Renoir/Avenue des Oliviers/au ______ /T.RE. 000U" and in blue pencil vertically, "6418 821" top and bottom, stamped, "TABLEAUX MODERNE/Paul VALLOTTON/7, rue Grand Chene/LAUSANNE (Suisse)" bottom, center right on a square brown paper stamp, "DOUANE FRANCAISES PONTARLIER" middle, stamped in red, "F" and in graphite, "Oliviers" bottom, printed on a red stamp, "_OLL/I-10/ +" top and middle in blue pencil, "N____2F-_____" Frame Inscriptions (normally covered by the frame buildup): Verso: Bottom rail of the frame in white, "CASE #17"; left rail of the frame in white, "81"