Description
A young child leans on one elbow, cheek resting against a fist, carefully writing or drawing with a pencil held in the other hand. Blond hair falls loose around a flushed, rosy face, and a warm red garment stands out against a loosely brushed blue-purple background.
Painted in 1905 and held by the Hyde Collection, the small canvas (27.5 by 36 cm) captures the same quiet, absorbed concentration Renoir found often in his youngest son, known as Coco. The print keeps the red of the clothing warm against the cooler blue-purple ground, so the child’s concentrated pose stays the clear focus of the picture.



