Marguerite-Thérèse (Margot) Berard (1874–1956)
1879
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
16 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (41 x 32.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960
Accession Number
61.101.15
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Art Historical Context
In 1879, Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted this intimate portrait of Marguerite-Thérèse Berard affectionately known as Margot (1874–1956), capturing the five-year-old girl in a moment of youthful charm. Rendered in oil on canvas and measuring just 16⅛ x 12¾ inches, the work exemplifies Renoir's mastery of-scale portraiture, allowing for a close, personal connection with the viewer. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Paintings department through the 1960 bequest of Stephen C. Clark, invites us into the everyday tenderness of late 19th-century French life. As a cornerstone of Impre...
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...