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|Preamble=This reconstruction was proposed by [[Mirka Loiselle]] [[CiteRef::Loiselle (2017)]]. She states that the family The Bernheim-Jeune family has the distinction of having been one of Renoir’s major art dealers in his lifetime. They therefore have close ties to the Renoir estate as well as substantial records on his paintings. However, in 2015, a team from the BBC show ''Fake or Fortune '' attempted to prove the authenticity of a painting purportedly by Renoir, which had been hanging in England’s Picton Castle for several years and was included in the Bernheim-Jeune catalogue. The Wildensteins, however, deemed that the painting was not authentic. As a result, it was turned down by Christie auction house.

It seems likely, then, that while both the Wildenstein Institute and Bernheim-Jeune Gallery are considered legitimate authorities in the art world. Importantly, however, they seem to be delegated different degrees of authority: the Bernheim-Jeune catalogue is being consulted only if the Wildensteins have no opinion on the authenticity of a painting. Thus, the relationship between the art market and the two institutions can be interpreted as that of a ''[[Hierarchical Authority Delegation|hierarchical authority delegation'']].