Claude Renoir, with Lowered Head

Auguste Renoir

Associated Names
Auguste Renoir

Artist, French, 1841 - 1919

The image features a charcoal sketch of a young child, depicting the upper part of the body. The child is seated with their head slightly tilted to the side. Facial features including eyes, nose, and a slightly downturned mouth are detailed. The child has hair styled with a bow and wears a garment with a ruffled collar. There are no accessories or objects in the sketch. The background is subtly shaded, blending with the foreground. The signature in the bottom right corner reads "Renoir."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.5 x 25.2 cm (14 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 39, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Album of 12 lithographs (Paris, 1919)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Albert Roullier Art Galleries, Chicago); Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q75125550

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