Young Girl Bathing
1892
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
32 x 25 1/2 in. (81.3 x 64.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.199
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Young Girl Bathing**1892) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir invites viewers into a luminous, intimate scene of a nude young girl at her bath. This oil on canvas, measuring 32 x 25½ inches (81.3 x 64.8 cm), belongs to the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. in Renoir's later years, it reflects his enduring fascination with the female form, bathed in soft, glowing light that highlights the skin's texture and warmth. As a cornerstone of French Impressionism, Renoir masterfully employs loose brushstrokes and vibrant color to convey sensuality and vitality. By 1892, his style had ...
About the Artist
Auguste Renoir · 1841–1919
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), born in Limoges to a modest tailor's family, displayed prodigious talent early on, apprenticed at age thirteen to the Lévy Frères porcelain factory in Paris after his family relocated there in 1845. There, he decorated fine china with floral designs, fans, and religious hangings, honing his skills in color and draftsmanship. By 1862, having saved enough, Renoir s...