Caroline Rémy ("Séverine")
Auguste Renoir
c. 1885
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 62.3 x 50.8 cm (24 1/2 x 20 in.) framed: 86.3 x 76.2 cm (34 x 30 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection
Accession Number
1963.10.208
About the Artist
Auguste Renoir · 1841–1919
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a founding figure of Impressionism whose luminous depictions of Parisian leisure, sensuous female forms, and sun-dappled landscapes made him one of the most beloved painters in Western art history. Born in Limoges to a working-class family, Renoir began as a porcelain painter before pursuing fine arts, and this early craft experience gave him facility with the...