Portrait of Mademoiselle Legrand

Gallery 252, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Toll Gallery)

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Portrait of Mademoiselle Legrand

1875

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

During the 1870s, when his Impressionist paintings sold poorly, Renoir supported himself with portrait commissions. This portrait of six-year-old Adelphine Legrand, the daughter of a friend and art dealer, shows the artist’s skill in capturing the hesitant personality of a young child, full of natural vivacity but determined to behave.

Gallery 252, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Toll Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Portrait of Mademoiselle Legrand

Date:

1875

Artist:

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

32 x 23 1/2 inches (81.3 x 59.7 cm) Frame: 40 × 31 7/8 × 4 3/16 inches (101.6 × 81 × 10.6 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986

Accession Number:

1986-26-28

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

Provenance

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Gallery 252, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Toll Gallery)

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