Studies of Trees and Foliage
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1884/87
Medium
Pen and black ink with opaque and transparent watercolor on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
49.7 × 30.9 cm (19 5/8 × 12 3/16 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
62432
About the Artist
Pierre-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...