1897
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Hat Pin (Le chapeau épingle) is a 1897 ink by Auguste Renoir, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two women in a cozy room. One woman is adjusting her hat, her fingers pinching the fabric. The other woman watches, her face turned slightly away. The lines are loose and quick, with soft brown tones filling the shapes. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit on a flat stone before pressing paper onto it. That’s why the lines look both drawn and slightly blurred. Next, look up lithography to see how it works.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25 February 1841 in Limoges, the son of a tailor and a seamstress.
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