2 After Pierre-Auguste Renoir Etchings, incl. Les

Two (2) Aquatint etching on after paintings by Pierre Auguste Renoir (France, 1841-1919). 1st item: Etching titled "Les Baigneuses (The Great Bathers)," depicting nude women bathing and lounging in a landscape setting. Unsigned. "Musee Louvre Chalcographie" blindstamp, lower center below plate. Housed under plexiglass in a giltwood frame with a wooden fillet. Plate: 12" H x 17" W. Sight: 13 3/4" H x 17 5/8" W. Framed: 19" H x 23" W. 2nd item: Etching titled "Chalands sur la Seine" or "Barges on the Seine" depicting an impressionistic landscape of a group of barges on the river Seine. Signed "Renoir," lower right in the plate. Housed under plexiglass in a giltwood frame with pierced centers and corners. Plate: 14 3/4" H x 20 1/4" W. Sight: 17 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed: 23 1/2" H x 29" W. Provenance: Art Collection of former Watkins College of Art; proceeds benefit scholarship endowment for students in the new Watkins College of Art at Belmont University.
Condition Report: Both items in overall good condition with toning. Not examined outside of frames. Frames with areas of loss, largest 1 3/4", to gilt.