Description
A seated nude woman turns her head to meet the viewer’s gaze over her bare shoulder, her dark hair swept up loosely with soft curls escaping at her neck. Her rounded, curving pose, knees drawn up and arms crossed before her, fills most of the canvas, rendered in warm, creamy flesh tones that seem to glow against the cooler backdrop.
Behind her, loose folds of blue-white drapery swirl and dissolve into soft brushstrokes, giving the whole scene a hazy, intimate atmosphere rather than a fixed setting. Painted in 1876, the picture is a close, unguarded study of the human form, her flushed cheeks and steady expression bringing real presence to the pose.
In print, the contrast between her warm skin tones and the cool blue drapery comes through with real clarity, so the softness of Renoir’s brushwork survives at any size. Available as a canvas or fine-art paper giclee print, ready to hang.



