Seated Nude Woman
c. 1906
Medium
Soft ground etching in dark brown on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 18.6 × 14.1 cm (7 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.); Plate: 18.6 × 14.1 cm (7 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.); Sheet: 23.8 × 18.4 cm (9 3/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
48835
Art Historical Context
Pierre-Auguste Renoir'sSeated Nude Woman (c. 1906) captures the artist's enduring fascination with the female form during his later years. A leading figure in French Impressionism, Renoir renowned for his luminous paintings of voluptuous n bathed in soft light, often evoking warmth and sensuality. By 1906, despite battling rheumatoid arthritis, he turned to printmaking, creating intimate works like this etching that echo the fluid, celebratory style of his canvases. This soft-ground etching in dark brown ink on cream laid paper exemplifies Renoir's mastery of line and texture. Soft-ground tec...
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...