Renoir Seated

1877

Marcellin-Gilbert Desboutin

Associated Names
Marcellin-Gilbert Desboutin

Artist, French, 1823 - 1902

The image depicts a male figure in a three-quarter view, seated in a relaxed position on a chair. His body is angled slightly towards the right with one leg crossed over the other. His left hand supports his head as it rests on his cheek, and his right hand rests on the armrest of the chair. The man has short hair and a full beard. He is wearing a collared jacket and trousers. The background is plain, with a light, textured surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.6 x 15.8 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 36.4 x 26 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.472

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Clement-Janin 1922, no. 208, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Beurdeley [1847-1919], Paris (Lugt 421); Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 18 Jan 1949, lot 323); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, PA); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkinton, PA; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1922

  • Clement-Janin, ----. La curieuse vie de Marcellin Desboutin, peintre, graveur, poete. Paris: H. Floury, 1922.

Inscriptions

recto: in image in brown ink at lower right: M. Desboutin; at bottom left in graphite in later hand: Renoir; at bottom center in graphite in later hand: Portrait of Renoir; at bottom right in graphite in later hand: B5268 [underlined]; verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: Desboutins pointe seche 1er etat 210/91 / Renouard amt [underlined]

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

D & C BLAUW [fragment]

Wikidata ID

Q65080948

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