Study for a Female Bather
c. 1906, printed posthumously
Medium
Drypoint in dark brown ink on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 23.7 × 17.5 cm (9 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Plate: 23.7 × 17.5 cm (9 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Sheet: 39.2 × 25.2 cm (15 7/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
drypoint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
59990
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...