Artwork
Claude Renoir, de trois-quarts à droite

Claude Renoir, de trois-quarts à droite is a print by Auguste Renoir. It dates from 1908 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Claude Renoir, de trois-quarts à droite is a print by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, created in 1908. It is part of the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a portrait of Claude Renoir, the artist's son, turned slightly to the right. The subject's calm expression is subtly conveyed through faint facial features.
Technique & Style
Renoir employed loose, expressive lines and light shading to capture the subject's likeness. The sketchy marks and soft rendering give the portrait a sense of immediacy and informality, characteristic of a practice drawing or quick study.
Artist & collection
Artist
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25 February 1841 in Limoges, the son of a tailor and a seamstress.
















