Preview
Creation Date
1908
Geography
France
Culture
French
Medium
Soft-ground etching
Dimensions
With frame: 18 5/8 × 16 9/16 × 1 1/16 in. (47.3 × 42.1 × 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.80
Provenance
According to Professor Sarah Blick, this print was purchased by her parents in Paris, France in the mid-1950s, when they were there on her father's (Boris Blick's) Fulbright.
Creator Biography
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French, 1841–1919 (etcher).
Description
The etching depicts Renoir's grandson, Claude Renoir (1913–1993), in, as "de trois-quarts à droite" translates from French, "three-quarter pose." Renoir layers visible strokes to create loosely rendered features.