1904
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Claude Renoir, turned left (Claude Renoir, tourne a gauche) is a 1904 ink by Auguste Renoir, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a person’s face and shoulders turned slightly to the left. The drawing is rough and smudgy, with soft edges that blur the hair and collar. The light hits the face unevenly, making some areas darker than others. The artist used a quick, sketchy style—almost like a draft. This is one of the earliest steps in making a printed image, called a trial proof. Look up lithography to see how artists like this turned sketches into prints.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25 February 1841 in Limoges, the son of a tailor and a seamstress.
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