Nude with Figure in Background
Auguste Renoir
c. 1882
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 12.8 x 8.3 cm (5 1/16 x 3 1/4 in.) framed: 22.9 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm (9 x 7 1/4 x 1 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.17.74
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...