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Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)
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When the Cirque Fernando opened in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris in 1875, the Impressionists, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, quickly became frequent visitors. Here, Renoir featured 17-year-old Francisca Wartenberg (left) and her sister, 14-year-old Angelina (right), members of an itinerant German acrobatic troupe. Although Renoir painted the girls in the natural light of his studio rather than onsite at the circus, he posed them as if they were taking their bows after a performance, gathering up the tissue-wrapped oranges tossed to them as tributes by members of the audience.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 99 × 131 Cm |
| Tags | Century of Progresspubliccostumeentertainmentgirlsportraitsworkleisurechildrenworld's fairsChicago World's Fairsuniformsacrobatsfruitoranges |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Tue
27
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American Art Association, Works in Oil and Pastel by the Impressionists of Paris, exh. cat.
American Art Association, Works in Oil and Pastel by the Impressionists of Paris, exh. cat. (National Academy of Design, 1886), p. 48, cat. 209.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition A. Renoir, May 1892, cat. 3, as Au Cirque.
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition A. Renoir, May 1892, cat. 3, as Au Cirque.
Tue
27
Jan
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Durand-Ruel, Paris, Exposition A. Renoir, exh. cat.
Durand-Ruel, Paris, Exposition A. Renoir, exh. cat. (Imp. de l’Art/E. Ménard, 1892), p. 37, no. 3.
Tue
27
Jan
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American Art Association, Works in Oil and Pastel by the Impressionists of Paris, exh. cat.
American Art Association, Works in Oil and Pastel by the Impressionists of Paris, exh. cat. (J. J. Little/American Art Galleries, 1886), p. 35, cat. 209.
Tue
27
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by descent their sons, Honoré and Potter Potter
by descent their sons, Honoré and Potter Potter
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Paris, 251, rue Saint-Honoré, Salons du Panorama de Reischoffen, 7me exposition des artistes independants [seventh Impressionist exhibition], Mar. 1–31, 1882, no cat. no.
Paris, 251, rue Saint-Honoré, Salons du Panorama de Reischoffen, 7me exposition des artistes independants [seventh Impressionist exhibition], Mar. 1–31, 1882, no cat. no.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
London, National Gallery, Discover Degas and Miss La La, June 6–Sep. 1, 2024, cat. 28.
London, National Gallery, Discover Degas and Miss La La, June 6–Sep. 1, 2024, cat. 28.
Tue
27
Jan
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Discover Degas and Miss La La, exh. cat.
Discover Degas and Miss La La, exh. cat. (London: National Gallery Global Limited, 2024), 32–33, 37, 88, 94–95 cat. 28 (ill.)
Tue
27
Jan
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“Cat. 9: Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando
“Cat. 9: Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg), 1879,” in Renoir Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago, ed. Gloria Groom and Jill Shaw (Art Institute of Chicago, 2014), https://publications.artic.edu/renoir/reader/paintingsanddrawings/section/138973.
Tue
27
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Nancy Ireson, “New Arenas: Degas’s Legacy at the Cirque Fernando,” in Linda Wolk-Simon, Degas, Miss La La, and the Cirque Fernando, with contributions by Nancy Ireson and Eveline Baseggio Omiccioli, exh. cat.
Nancy Ireson, “New Arenas: Degas’s Legacy at the Cirque Fernando,” in Linda Wolk-Simon, Degas, Miss La La, and the Cirque Fernando, with contributions by Nancy Ireson and Eveline Baseggio Omiccioli, exh. cat. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 2013), pp. 31; 32, fig. 13.
Tue
27
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Karen Rosenberg, “Soigné Parisians, Fit for a Grand Canvas,” New York Times, Feb. 10, 2012, p. 27.
Karen Rosenberg, “Soigné Parisians, Fit for a Grand Canvas,” New York Times, Feb. 10, 2012, p. 27.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Colin B. Bailey, Renoir, Impressionism, and Full-Length Painting, exh. cat.
Colin B. Bailey, Renoir, Impressionism, and Full-Length Painting, exh. cat. (Frick Collection/Yale University Press, 2012), pp. iii (ill.); 23; 102; 124; 125 (ill.); 126–33; 134–35 (detail); 135–37; 224, cat. 44 (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
note
Gloria Groom, “Spaces of Modernity,” in Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity, ed. Gloria Groom, exh. cat.
Gloria Groom, “Spaces of Modernity,” in Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity, ed. Gloria Groom, exh. cat. (Art Institute of Chicago/Metropolitan Museum of Art/Musée d’Orsay/Yale University Press, 2012), p. 182. Translated as “Les espaces de la modernité,” in L’impressionnisme et la mode, ed. Gloria Groom, exh. cat. (Musée d’Orsay/Skira Flammarion, 2012), p. 52.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
New York, Frick Collection, Renoir, Impressionism, and Full-Length Painting, Feb. 7–May 13, 2012, cat. 44 (ill.).
New York, Frick Collection, Renoir, Impressionism, and Full-Length Painting, Feb. 7–May 13, 2012, cat. 44 (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
note
Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James Cuno
Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James Cuno (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2009), pp. 8, 56 (ill.), 62.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Anne Distel, Renoir
Anne Distel, Renoir (Citadelles & Mazenod, 2009), pp. 165, 239.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008, cat. 26 (ill.).
Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008, cat. 26 (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
note
Gloria Groom and Douglas Druick, with the assistance of Dorota Chudzicka and Jill Shaw, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, exh. cat.
Gloria Groom and Douglas Druick, with the assistance of Dorota Chudzicka and Jill Shaw, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, exh. cat. (Art Institute of Chicago/Kimbell Art Museum, 2008), pp. 14 (ill.); 70–71, cat. 26 (ill.); 129. Simultaneously published as Gloria Groom and Douglas Druick, with the assistance of Dorota Chudzicka and Jill Shaw, The Age of Impressionism at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2008), pp. 14 (ill.); 70–71, cat. 26 (ill.); 129.
Tue
27
Jan
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Anna Green, French Paintings of Childhood and Adolescence, 1848–1886
Anna Green, French Paintings of Childhood and Adolescence, 1848–1886 (Ashgate, 2007), pp. 97; 98; pl. 5.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Guy-Patrice Dauberville and Michel Dauberville, with the collaboration of Camille Frémontier-Murphy, Renoir: Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. 1, 1858–1881
Guy-Patrice Dauberville and Michel Dauberville, with the collaboration of Camille Frémontier-Murphy, Renoir: Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. 1, 1858–1881 (Bernheim-Jeune, 2007), pp. 292; 294, cat. 251 (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
note
Huub Beurskens, Ed Wingen, Leo Duppen, et al., Het circus in de beeldende kunst
Huub Beurskens, Ed Wingen, Leo Duppen, et al., Het circus in de beeldende kunst (KcH, 2006), fig. 3.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Sue Roe, The Private Lives of the Impressionists
Sue Roe, The Private Lives of the Impressionists (Chatto & Windus, 2006), p. 262.
Tue
27
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Eleanor Dwight, ed., The Letters of Pauline Palmer: A Great Lady of Chicago’s First Family
Eleanor Dwight, ed., The Letters of Pauline Palmer: A Great Lady of Chicago’s First Family (M. T. Train/Scala, 2005), pp. 293 (ill.), 295.
Tue
27
Jan
note
John B. Collins, “Seeking l’Esprit Gaulois: Renoir’s Bal du Moulin de la Galette and Aspects of French Social History and Popular Culture”
John B. Collins, “Seeking l’Esprit Gaulois: Renoir’s Bal du Moulin de la Galette and Aspects of French Social History and Popular Culture” (Ph.D. diss., McGill University, 2001), pp. 86, n. 24; 87; 174; fig. 93.
Tue
27
Jan
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John Collins, “Marguerite
John Collins, “Marguerite (Francisca) and Angelina Wartenberg,” in Dictionary of Artist’s Models, ed. Jill Berk Jiminez (Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001), pp. 557–60 (ill.).
Tue
27
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Art Institute of Chicago, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood
Art Institute of Chicago, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood (Art Institute of Chicago/Hudson Hills, 2000), pp. 9, 55, 57 (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
note
Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood, with commentaries by Debra N. Mancoff
Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood, with commentaries by Debra N. Mancoff (Art Institute of Chicago/Hudson Hills, 2000), pp. 183, 206–07 (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
note
Art Institute of Chicago, Shikago bijutsukan [Art Institute of Chicago], Museums of the World 22
Art Institute of Chicago, Shikago bijutsukan [Art Institute of Chicago], Museums of the World 22 (Kodansha, 2000), pp. 8–9 (ill.), 25 (ill.).
Wed
27
Jan
note
Janet Snyder Matthews and Linda Williams Mansperger, Mrs. Potter Palmer: Legendary Lady of Sarasota, exh. cat.
Janet Snyder Matthews and Linda Williams Mansperger, Mrs. Potter Palmer: Legendary Lady of Sarasota, exh. cat. (Gulf Coast Heritage Association, [1999]), pp. 8, 130.
Wed
27
Jan
note
Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood
Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood (Art Institute of Chicago/Hudson Hills, 1999), pp. 8, 57 (ill.).
Wed
27
Jan
note
Charlotte Gere and Marina Vaizey, Great Women Collectors
Charlotte Gere and Marina Vaizey, Great Women Collectors (Philip Wilson/Abrams, 1999), pp. 132, 133.
Mon
27
Jan
exhibition
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Renoir’s Portraits: Impressions of an Age, June 27–Sept. 14, 1997, cat. 35 (ill.); Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 17, 1997–Jan. 4, 1998; Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, Feb. 8–Apr. 26, 1998.
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Renoir’s Portraits: Impressions of an Age, June 27–Sept. 14, 1997, cat. 35 (ill.); Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 17, 1997–Jan. 4, 1998; Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, Feb. 8–Apr. 26, 1998.
Mon
27
Jan
note
Kimbell Art Museum, “Renoir’s Portraits: Impressions of an Age,” Calendar
Kimbell Art Museum, “Renoir’s Portraits: Impressions of an Age,” Calendar (Aug. 1997–Jan. 1998), p. 15 (ill.).
Mon
27
Jan
note
Douglas W. Druick, Renoir, Artists in Focus
Douglas W. Druick, Renoir, Artists in Focus (Art Institute of Chicago/Abrams, 1997), pp. 2 (detail); 38–41; 72; 85, pl. 4; 109.
Mon
27
Jan
note
Colin B. Bailey, with the assistance of John B. Collins, Renoir’s Portraits: Impressions of an Age, exh. cat.
Colin B. Bailey, with the assistance of John B. Collins, Renoir’s Portraits: Impressions of an Age, exh. cat. (National Gallery of Canada/Yale University Press, 1997), pp. 28; 172–174, cat. 35 (ill.); 302–304, cat. 35. Translated by Danielle Chaput and Julie Desgagné, with support from Nada Kerpan for the texts by Linda Nochlin, as Les portraits de Renoir: Impressions d’une époque, exh. cat. (Gallimard/Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada, 1997), pp. 31; 172–74, cat. 35 (ill.); 302–04, cat. 35 (ill.).
Sat
27
Jan
note
Ruth Berson, ed., The New Painting: Impressionism, 1874–1886; Documentation, vol. 2, Exhibited Works
Ruth Berson, ed., The New Painting: Impressionism, 1874–1886; Documentation, vol. 2, Exhibited Works (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco/University of Washington Press, 1996), pp. 212, 232 (ill.).
Sat
27
Jan
note
Francesca Castellani, Pierre-Auguste Renoir: La vita e l’opera
Francesca Castellani, Pierre-Auguste Renoir: La vita e l’opera (Mondadori, 1996), pp. 124–25 (ill.).
Sat
27
Jan
note
Karin Sagner-Düchting, Renoir: Paris and the Belle Époque, trans. Fiona Elliott
Karin Sagner-Düchting, Renoir: Paris and the Belle Époque, trans. Fiona Elliott (Prestel, 1996), pp. 42–43 (ill.).
Sat
27
Jan
note
Ruth Berson, ed., The New Painting: Impressionism, 1874–1886; Documentation, vol. 1, Reviews
Ruth Berson, ed., The New Painting: Impressionism, 1874–1886; Documentation, vol. 1, Reviews (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco/University of Washington Press, 1996), p. 387.
Thu
27
Jan
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Margherita Andreotti, “The Joseph Winterbotham Collection,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 20, 2
Margherita Andreotti, “The Joseph Winterbotham Collection,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 20, 2 (1994), p. 124.
Thu
27
Jan
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Gerhard Gruitrooy, Renoir: A Master of Impressionism
Gerhard Gruitrooy, Renoir: A Master of Impressionism (Todtri, 1994), pp. 82, 86–87 (detail), 97 (ill.).
Wed
27
Jan
note
Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide, selected by James N. Wood and Teri J. Edelstein, entries written and compiled by Sally Ruth May
Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide, selected by James N. Wood and Teri J. Edelstein, entries written and compiled by Sally Ruth May (Art Institute of Chicago, 1993), pp. 156 (ill.), 157.
Wed
27
Jan
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Anne Distel, Renoir: “Il faut embellir,” Découvertes Gallimard: Peinture 177
Anne Distel, Renoir: “Il faut embellir,” Découvertes Gallimard: Peinture 177 (Gallimard/Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1993), p. 59 (ill.). Translated by Lory Frankel as Renoir: A Sensuous Vision (Thames & Hudson, 1995), p. 59 (ill.).
Wed
27
Jan
note
Neil Harris, Chicago’s Dream, a World’s Treasure: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1893–1993, with an afterword by James N. Wood, ed. Teri J. Edelstein, exh. cat.
Neil Harris, Chicago’s Dream, a World’s Treasure: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1893–1993, with an afterword by James N. Wood, ed. Teri J. Edelstein, exh. cat. (Art Institute of Chicago, 1993), p. 32, pl. 10.
Wed
27
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Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures of 19th- and 20th-Century Painting: The Art Institute of Chicago, with an introduction by James N. Wood
Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures of 19th- and 20th-Century Painting: The Art Institute of Chicago, with an introduction by James N. Wood (Art Institute of Chicago/Abbeville, 1993), p. 75 (ill.).
Wed
27
Jan
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago’s Dream, a World’s Treasure: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1893–1993, Nov. 1, 1993–Jan. 9, 1994, no cat. no.
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago’s Dream, a World’s Treasure: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1893–1993, Nov. 1, 1993–Jan. 9, 1994, no cat. no.
Mon
27
Jan
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Richard Thomson, “Représentations de Montmartre,” in Hayward Gallery and Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Toulouse-Lautrec, exh. cat.
Richard Thomson, “Représentations de Montmartre,” in Hayward Gallery and Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Toulouse-Lautrec, exh. cat. (South Bank Centre/Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1992), p. 231.
Sun
27
Jan
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Catherine Strasser, Seurat: Cirque pour un monde nouveau
Catherine Strasser, Seurat: Cirque pour un monde nouveau (Biro, 1991), p. 12, ill. 7.
Sun
27
Jan
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Lesley Stevenson, H. de Toulouse Lautrec
Lesley Stevenson, H. de Toulouse Lautrec (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1991), p. 65.
Sun
27
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Lesley Stevenson, Renoir
Lesley Stevenson, Renoir (Bison Group, 1991), pp. 102–03 (ill.).
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