Study of a Female Nude | Harvard Art Museums

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Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1959.179
People: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French (Limoges 1841 - 1919 Cagnes)
Title: Study of a Female Nude
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1890's
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/296981

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Red chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Dimensions

62.1 x 46.1 cm (24 7/16 x 18 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: Signed lower right, black chalk: Renoir
watermark: Ingres 1862, shield with caduceus and initials C F

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Kurt Wolf; Dr. Richard Sterba, Detroit; Hans S. Schaeffer Galleries, New York; Charles Munch, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Charles Munch
Accession Year: 1959
Object Number: 1959.179
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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