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Peasant Girl with Dog

c. 1894

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

(French, 1841–1919)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
red chalk
Support
Ivory modern laid paper, discolored
Measurements
Sheet: 31 x 24.1 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1949.551
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

The art historian John Rewald supposedly called this work "one of the two or three most beautiful Renoir drawings in America."

Description

During the last decades of his career, Renoir worked prolifically in red chalk, which was used to develop a loose and sketchy style. In this drawing, the artist attempted to recapture the spontaneity that characterized Impressionist art a few decades earlier. By showing a young girl seated resting peacefully alongside a bale of hay, he idealized rural French life.

Peasant Girl with Dog

c. 1894

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

(French, 1841–1919)
France, 19th century

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