Suzanne Valadon
Auguste Renoir
c. 1885
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 41.3 x 31.8 cm (16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.) framed: 64.1 x 53.3 x 6 cm (25 1/4 x 21 x 2 3/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection
Accession Number
1963.10.60
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...