Description
An elderly woman is shown in profile, her lined face turned to the left, a faint, gentle smile at her lips. Her hair is pulled back beneath a white ruffled bonnet, its frilled edge and long ties rendered in thick, textured strokes of white and pale grey, tied loosely at her throat over a plain pale garment.
Renoir sets her against a dark, almost black backdrop on the left that gives way to a warm tan tone on the right, throwing her weathered features and the bright white of the bonnet into sharp relief. The paint handling on her face is smooth and closely observed, built from warm ochre and rose tones, while the bonnet is treated far more loosely, its ruffles suggested with quick, broken strokes.
This portrait is offered as a hand-painted oil reproduction on canvas, made by hand to capture its warm, closely observed tones, or as an archival giclee canvas print from a high-resolution image. Both are reproductions for your home, not the original painting by Renoir.



