Child with Blond Hair
Auguste Renoir
1895/1900
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall (including taped edges): 9.5 x 8.4 cm (3 3/4 x 3 5/16 in.) framed: 19.4 x 17.8 x 2.9 cm (7 5/8 x 7 x 1 1/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.17.69
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...