The Coast at Cagnes, Sea, Mountains - Renoir

''The Coast at Cagnes, Sea, Mountains'', is a painting by

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...

. It was bequeathed by Leopold Moller in 1999 to the Friends of Bristol Art Gallery who passed it to

Bristol City Council Bristol City Council is the local authority of Bristol, England. The council is a unitary authority, and is unusual in the United Kingdom in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Bristol. Bristol has 34 ward ...

for display in

Bristol Museum Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton, about from the city centre. As part of Bristol Culture it is run by the Bristol City Council with no entrance fee. It holds ...

. Although it has been auctioned by Nazis, the UK Commission rejected a claim for restitution. In its report, the Spoliation Advisory Panel stated: "The Painting, which by 1935 was owned by Margraf, was sold at a "Jew auction" to an unknown buyer by the Berlin auction house of

Paul Graupe Paul Graupe (born May 29, 1881, in Neutrebbin; died February 9, 1953, in Baden-Baden) was a German antiquarian bookseller and art dealer. Early life Paul Graupe was born in 1881 into a Jewish family in Neutrebbin, Germany. He attended grammar ...

on 12 October 1935."

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