Patinated cast bronze, signed with edition number "Renoir © 10/10" to right shoulder, with "Cire Perdue, C. Valsuani" foundry stamp, mounted atop a black hardstone plinth.
Included with the Lot is a photocopied signed statement from Galerie D. Benador (Geneva, Switzerland) dated July 6, 1975, certifying the work as an authentic limited edition published posthumously under the direct supervision of Claude Renoir.

Bronze 6 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 5 in.; height including plinth 12 1/2 in.

For a similar example see Lot 456, Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, May 14, 1997, Impressionist and Modern Art, Part II.
During his later years, Auguste Renoir's physical health began to decline. At the advice of his friend and art dealer, Ambroise Vollard, Renoir was encouraged to turn toward experimenting in different media, including sculpture. In 1913, Renoir hired the talented Catalan sculptor Richard Guino (1890-1973) to assist him for the next five years with creating approximately 14 sculptural works. "Tête de la Danseuse au Viole" is related in form and gesture to Venus in Renoir's 1913 painting "The Judgement of Paris."

Good estate condition; a few small chips to plinth edges.

$5,000 - 10,000