Berthe Morisot
c. 1892
Medium
Etching on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image, including stray marks: 11.5 × 9.5 cm (4 9/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Plate: 11.5 × 9.5 cm (4 9/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Sheet: 28.2 × 20.3 cm (11 1/8 × 8 in.)
Classification
drypoint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
11328
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...