Standing Female Bather - Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection

"Standing Female Bather" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (c. 1896) Lithograph in rose, blue, ochre and dark blue-gray on cream laid paper.

Commentary

"Standing Female Bather" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (c. 1896) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. The print-based method rewards close viewing, where line, texture, and contrast do most of the expressive work. Theme s to notice include lithograph. This piece is held in the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Pierre-Auguste Renoir is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Pierre Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919) printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858-1936). The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as lithograph, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Lithograph in rose, blue, ochre and dark blue-gray on cream laid paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Image: 41.4 × 35.1 cm (16 5/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Sheet: 63 × 46.1 cm (24 13/16 × 18 3/16 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include lithograph. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/63564

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data