Children Playing Ball (Enfants jouant a la balle)
1900
Medium
color lithograph
Dimensions
image: 58.5 x 51.1 cm (23 1/16 x 20 1/8 in.) sheet: 90.6 x 62.1 cm (35 11/16 x 24 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.16.214
Art Historical Context
**Children Playing Ball (Enfants jouant à la)**, created by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in1900, captures the pure joy of childhood in a vibrant color lithograph. This print children gleefully engaged in a game of ball, embodying Renoir's lifelong fascination with everyday pleasures and the warmth of human connection. Measuring 58.5 x 51.1 cm on a larger sheet of 90.6 x 62.1 cm, it invites viewers to step into a sunlit moment of innocence and movement. As a leading Impressionist, Renoir was renowned for his luminous brushwork and celebration of leisure, though by 1900, his style had softened into fu...
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...