Les Deux Baigneuses (Cancelled impression)
1895
Medium
Etching on wove paper; impression from cancelled plate
Dimensions
sheet: 14 1/4 x 10 9/16 in. (36.2 x 26.9 cm) plate: 10 3/16 x 9 1/2 in. (25.9 x 24.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982
Accession Number
1984.1203.119
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
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...