Portrait of Claude Renoir (Coco)
Artist
Pierre Auguste Renoir
(French, 1841-1919)
Date1904
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions14 5/8 × 11 3/8 in. (37.1 × 29 cm)
ClassificationsEuropean art
Credit LineGift of Frances M. Lindsay and Harvey L. Lindsay, Jr.
Object number2019.7
Terms
- painting and painting techniques
- oil painting
- child
- hats
- boys
- sons
- Impressionist
- European styles and periods
- French
On View
On viewLabel TextPierre-Auguste Renoir French, 1841–1919 Portrait of Claude Renoir (Coco), 1904 Oil on canvas Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s son Claude (“Coco”), born when the artist was 60, became his favorite subject. Late in life, Renoir changed his style from the pure paint and short brushstrokes of his impressionist phase, seen in Daughters of Durand-Ruel in this gallery. Instead, he used thin paint, mixed on the palette, and applied in longer strokes. While his impressionist works are more popular today, during his life Renoir was widely admired for this loose technique, especially by artists like Cezanne and Picasso. Gift of Frances M. Lindsay and Harvey L. Lindsay, Jr. 2019.7
