Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Artists Son Jean Drawing Print Framed Matted (1901)

Description: The Artist's Son, Jean, Drawing Print (1901) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French (1841 - 1919) Highlights Professionally framed in brown wood with mat (Beige fabric) and wood inlay by Catalda a division of Etcetera Wall Decor Signed in the print lower right Includes hanging hardware and is ready to hang Details Image Size: 8 x 9 inches Paper Size: Unknown Frame Size: 16 1/4 x 18 x 1 inches Medium: Paper Edition: Open Edition Provenance: Wilmington, DE Auction Comments The Artist's Son, Jean, Drawing is a reproduction print of an original oil on canvas painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1901) The simplified palette of this portrait of Renoir’s second son, Jean, is limited to a range of grays and browns. The composition’s shallow depth of focus and symmetry draws the viewer’s eye into the space of the young boy’s creative effort. Renoir’s affectionate representation of his son’s simple and innocent activity pays tribute to 18th-century genre scenes, particularly the portraits of children made by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (1699-1779). Jean Renoir would grow up to become a groundbreaking international filmmaker with a career that spanned the silent era into the late 1960s. As an adult, he recounted the circumstances behind the creation of this particular work: "I was myself exactly seven when the painting was done. I had caught a cold and could not go to school, and my father took the opportunity to use me as a model. To keep me quiet, he suggested that a pencil and piece of paper should be given to me and he convinced me to draw figures of animals while he himself was drawing me.” Condition (Please see grading guide below) (I) Overall: Very Good (II) Content: Excellent (III) Frame: Very Good (frame has dents, dings and scratches; Dust cover intact; hanging hardware attached; label affixed) Artist Bio Famed for his sensual nudes and charming scenes of pretty women, Auguste Renoir was a far more complex and thoughtful painter than generally assumed. He was a founding member of the Impressionist movement, nevertheless he ceased to exhibit with the group after 1877. From the 1880s until well into the twentieth century, he developed a monumental, classically inspired style that influenced such avant-garde giants as Pablo Picasso. Renoir began his artistic career as a porcelain painter; however, his ambitions to become a professional artist prompted him to seek other instruction. He began copying paintings at the Louvre in 1860 and eventually entered the studio of the academic artist Charles Gleyre, where he met Claude Monet, Frédéric Bazille, and Alfred Sisley. The four friends soon began painting in the forest of Fontainebleau, although Renoir always remained dedicated to figure painting and portraits. His early female nudes were heavily influenced by the earthy palette and buxom figure types of Realist painter Gustave Courbet. In the summer of 1869, Renoir painted for two months alongside Monet at La Grenouillère, a boating and bathing establishment outside Paris. Their sketchlike technique of broad, loose brushstrokes and their brightened palette attempted to capture the effects of the sun streaming through the trees on the rippling water. This painting campaign catalyzed the development of the Impressionist aesthetic. After several of his paintings were rejected by the Salon in the early 1870s, Renoir decided to join Monet in establishing an independent artist’s society. The Impressionists, as they were called, sought to capture modern life, and Renoir’s works from this period focused on everyday people, streets, and surroundings. His most iconic painting from this period, Dance at the Moulin de la Galette (Musée d’Orsay, Paris, RF2739), explores dappled light as it flutters over young Montmartre revelers flirting, drinking, and dancing. Skeptical of the Impressionist aesthetic’s durability, he refused to participate in their exhibition in 1878. He turned instead to the old masters for an art of structure, craft, and permanence. His first painting in this vein, Luncheon of the Boating Party (Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1637), exhibits a new solidity and clarity in the depiction of the figures and their placement within space, especially when compared to Moulin de la Galette. Renoir left for Italy in 1881 to continue his self-education in the “grandeur and simplicity of the ancient painters.” He returned enamored of Raphael and Pompeii, and his figures consequently became more crisply drawn and sculptural in character. Reclining Nude is an excellent example of his painting style in the mid-1880s. By the late 1880s and early 1890s, Renoir had shifted his investigation of the old masters from linear classicism to the coloristic traditions of Titian and Rubens as well as the unabashedly sensual beauty of eighteenth-century French art. In the early twentieth century, despite old age and declining health, Renoir persisted in artistic experimentation. He took up sculpture, hiring a young assistant and collaborator, Richard Guino, to create models after his designs. He continued to paint portraits. Renoir was celebrated in the early twentieth century as one of the greatest modern French painters, not only for his work as an Impressionist but also for the uncompromising aesthetic of his late works. References https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-8123321/ https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/augu/hd_augu.htm Grading Guide Notes: The condition grade is a subjective rating based on the observed objective physical features of the item to the naked eye The condition grade does not factor in the perceived beauty or aesthetic impact of the content itself Please view all of the item pictures and video to make your own informed condition decision before purchasing Scale: Excellent: No damage or issues barely perceptible from close viewing distance and bright lighting conditions Very Good: Issues visible from close viewing distance and normal lighting conditions Good: Issues visible from normal viewing distance and lighting conditions but do NOT significantly detract from the overall look of the work Fair: Issues that are immediately apparent from normal viewing distance and lighting conditions AND significantly detract from the overall look of the work Poor: Severe condition issues that require repair and some may be beyond repair Buyer Notes Grinding 4 Good does our best to accurately describe the items we offer Items are offered AS IS/AS DESCRIBED to the best of our knowledge, research and ability The buyer is expected to view the photos, video and descriptions carefully and ask questions before they purchase If you have an issue or question, please contact us via eBay's system and allow us to work with you to resolve it before leaving negative feedback We also ask that you do provide buyers feedback, we love to hear that you are happy with our service and your new purchase! 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