1959.90 Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Seated Female Nude (Femme nue assise)

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
By using clean outlines and minimal shading, Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicts his figure simply and clearly. The woman is similar to classical sculpture of ancient Greece, with the drapery over her lap and averted eyes; however, she is much larger than the ancient ideal, or the contemporary ideal for that matter. The lack of specificity of the image—a nondescript landscape, a nude figure—contrasts with the solidity and full-bodied flesh of a real woman.

Excerpt from
Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2008.
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Created 1906

Related Object: 1985.R.57 Renoir, The Bather
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Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (French, 1841-1919)
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Place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
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By using clean outlines and minimal shading, Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicts his figure simply and clearly. The woman is similar to classical sculpture of ancient Greece, with the drapery over her lap and averted eyes; however, she is much larger than the ancient ideal, or the contemporary ideal for that matter. The lack of specificity of the image—a nondescript landscape, a nude figure—contrasts with the solidity and full-bodied flesh of a real woman.

Excerpt from
Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2008.
Fun Facts
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Notes
Created 1906

Related Object: 1985.R.57 Renoir, The Bather
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (French, 1841-1919)
Cultures
Geography 
Place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
Process/materials
Soft-ground etching
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS 
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AUDIO ASSETS 
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women: AAT: 300025943
female: AAT: 300189557
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sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
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*European Art
nudity (culture-related concepts): AAT: 300262617
Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
Renoir_Pierre-Auguste: ULAN: 500115467
soft-ground etching (process): AAT: 300053251
soft-ground etchings (visual works): AAT: 300041376
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