Head of a Dog
Auguste Renoir
1870
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 21.9 x 20 cm (8 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.) framed: 36.2 x 35.8 x 5 cm (14 1/4 x 14 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.17.57
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...