Artwork

Claude Renoir, de trois-quarts à droite

Claude Renoir, de trois-quarts à droite, by Auguste Renoir, 1908
Claude Renoir, de trois-quarts à droite, by Auguste Renoir, 1908

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

Portrait of Auguste Renoir

Artist

Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25 February 1841 in Limoges, the son of a tailor and a seamstress.

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