1908
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Claude Renoir, de trois-quarts à droite is a 1908 by Auguste Renoir, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a face turned slightly to the right, with loose, swirling lines for hair and a soft collar. The shading is light, almost like smudged pencil strokes. The person’s expression is calm but hard to read—the eyes and mouth are just faint shapes. The artist used quick, sketchy marks instead of smooth lines, making the face feel alive but unfinished. This style was common for practice drawings or quick studies. Next, check out Pierre-Auguste Renoir to see how he used similar loose sketches in his work.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25 February 1841 in Limoges, the son of a tailor and a seamstress.
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