Description
Renoir draws a close, intimate view of a woman cradling a baby against her shoulder. She rests her cheek gently near the infant’s head, her eyes lowered, while the baby, dressed in a white ruffled bonnet and gown, brings a small fist up to its mouth.
Worked in soft, blended strokes over a warm olive green ground, the picture concentrates entirely on the tenderness of the embrace, with rich reddish flesh tones standing out against the muted background. Dated 1895, it belongs to Renoir’s many studies of women and children absorbed in quiet domestic moments.
What is offered here is not the original work but a faithful reproduction: a hand-painted oil version on canvas, recreated stroke by stroke by a professional painter, or an archival canvas print made with fade-resistant pigment inks, available in a range of sizes to suit any wall.



