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Completed in 1890, this etching relates to a well-known oil which Renoir had painted several years earlier. The woman is this etching has been identified as Suzanne Valadon, a favorite artist's model of the time who became a painter in her own right. It is possible that the man is the Impressionist painter Alred Sisley.
Source: Bulletin, January-February, 1982.
Exhibition History"Nineteenth Century Print Exhibition," Art Department, Grinnell College, Iowa
"Sight And Insight: Prints of the Late 19th Century," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
"Diversions: Images Of Entertainment And Amusement," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
"From Body to Being: Reflections upon the Human Image," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
Published ReferencesDelteil 2
Exhibition History"Nineteenth Century Print Exhibition," Art Department, Grinnell College, Iowa
"Sight And Insight: Prints of the Late 19th Century," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
"Diversions: Images Of Entertainment And Amusement," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
"From Body to Being: Reflections upon the Human Image," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
Published ReferencesDelteil 2
DimensionsSheet: 12 11/16 × 9 7/8 in. (32.2 × 25.1 cm)
Image: 8 11/16 × 5 3/8 in. (22.1 × 13.7 cm)
Image: 8 11/16 × 5 3/8 in. (22.1 × 13.7 cm)
Accession Number 1981.56
Classificationsprint
CopyrightPublic Domain
SignedRenoir (l,r plate)
Catalogue raisonnéDelteil 2
Editionsecond plate
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
1903
