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Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Femme nue couchée

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Femme nue couchée

1892

A classical oil painting depicting a reclining female nude, characteristic of late nineteenth-century academic art. Pierre-Auguste Renoir's treatment emphasizes sensuality and painterly technique.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

May 13, 2021

Estimate: $1,000,000 – $1,500,000

Lot 1025

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Femme nue couchée, 1892

A classical oil painting depicting a reclining female nude, characteristic of late nineteenth-century academic art. Pierre-Auguste Renoir's treatment emphasizes sensuality and painterly technique.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Year
1892
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Intimate, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French, Sensual, Academic Art, 1892, Figure Study, Sensuality, Figure, 19th Century, Classical, Impressionism, Female Form, Flesh Tones, Female, Figuration, Oil Painting, Nude, Warm Tones, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Romantic

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums