Study of a Seated Nude Woman, variant
c. 1904
Medium
Lithograph in black on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 15.9 × 16 cm (6 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Plate: 25.5 × 20.3 cm (10 1/16 × 8 in.); Sheet: 33 × 25.4 cm (13 × 10 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81998
Art Historical Context
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's *Study of a Seatedude Woman, variant*c. 1904) captures the artist's enduring fascination with the female form during his later career. By this time, Renoir, a leading figure in Impressionism, had shifted toward more classical influences, drawing inspiration from Renaissance masters like Rubens and Ingres. This intimate lithograph, printed in black ink on off-white wove, reflects his preoccupation with voluptuous bathers and nudes, central to works like his monumental *Bathers* series from the early 1900s. Rendered as a preparatory study, the image measures a compact 15...
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...