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Renoir Original Stone Lithograph Child With Biscuit

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Renoir Original Stone Lithograph Child With Biscuit
This is the finished, full 8-color original lithograph of Renoir's famous portrait of 'child with biscuit". This time Renoir outdid hiimself and produced what is unquestionably the artist's finest print. The colors have a pastel tonality and a delightful mat finish. Many trials must were made before Renoir was satisfied. Some proofs exist of the drawing alone in grey-black; others have a light pink for the face . Unfinished versions were also produced in varying degrees of color, but we believe that only 50 versions were done to completion. We are not sure how many of these completed prints still exist, but this is one of the few.
The subject is Renoir's second son Jean. The delicate features have been beautifully rendered, and the child appears to be beaming in the soft light. This portrait is one of three originally created especially for Ambroise Vollard. Mr. Vollard was the most influential Parisian art dealer of the early 20th century, and he is noted for giving Cezanne and Picasso their first one-man shows. Artist: Pierre Auguste Renoir Title: L'Enfant au Biscuit (Child with a Biscuit) Medium: Stone lithograph Year: 1899 Image size: 13 x 15 1/2 inches Framing: Matted in white, with gold inner frame, and decorative gold painted wood frame Frame size: 31 x 34 inches Condition: PrestineThis is a beautiful rare original lithograph of one of Renoir's more personal works. The finished 8 color is the most sought after of this rendering. The only 3 others we are aware of, one is located in theArt Institute of Chicago. Now is a rare opportunity to acquire this splendid original Renoir.