1904
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Stone with Three Sketches (La pierre au trois croquis) is a 1904 by Auguste Renoir, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three faces drawn quickly on a smooth stone surface. The lines are soft and smudged, like pencil on paper. Two faces are small, almost hidden behind the large one in the front. The artist used a printing method called lithotint, which lets ink cling to the stone’s greasy areas. The faces blend into the background, making them look like quick, casual notes. Next, check out Renoir, Auguste to see how he used 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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